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distention

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dis·ten·tion or dis·ten·sion (d-stnshn)
n.
The act of distending or the state of being distended.

distention,
n a state of dilation.

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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