'Distention' definitions:
Definition of 'distention'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention]
noun
The act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension]
Definition of 'Distention'
From: GCIDE
- Distention \Dis*ten"tion\, n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.]
- 1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended. [1913 Webster]