distention

Noun distention has 2 senses

• distention(n = noun.state) dilatation, distension - the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions; Array
is a kind of physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
has particulars: tympanites, ectasia, ectasis, varicocele

• distention(n = noun.act) distension - the act of expanding by pressure from within; Array
is a kind of enlargement, expansion
Derived forms verb distend₃, verb distend₂, verb distend₁