distention
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dis·ten·tion
also dis·ten·sion (dĭ-stĕn'shən) 
n.
The act of distending or the state of being distended.
n.
The act of distending or the state of being distended.
[Middle English distensioun, from Old French, from Latin distēnsiō, distēnsiōn-, alteration of distentiō, from distentus, past participle of distendere, to distend. See distend.]
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dis·ten·tion
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distention
The state of being distended, or stretched out or enlarged; the act of distending. For individual local distentions see the location, e.g. abomasal distention.
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Distension
Dansk (Danish)
n. - udspiling, opsvulmen
Français (French)
n. - distension, dilatation
Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausdehnung, Aufblähung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαστολή, διάταση, τέντωμα, εξοίδηση, διόγκωση
Italiano (Italian)
dilatazione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - distensão (f)
Русский (Russian)
расширение, растяжение
Español (Spanish)
n. - distensión, hinchazón, dilatación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utvidgning
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
膨胀, 延伸
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 膨脹, 延伸
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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