- distention, distension - the act of expanding by pressure from within
--1 is a kind of expansion, enlargement
Derived forms: verb distend3, verb distend1 - dilatation, distension, distention - the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
--2 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
--2 has particulars: tympanites; ectasia, ectasis; varicoceleDerived forms: verb distend3, verb distend1