distension
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See also: distensión
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
distension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)
- The act of distending.
Translations[edit]
the act or occasion of distending or swelling
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
distension f (plural distensions)
Further reading[edit]
- “distension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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