DISTENSIBLE


Meaning of DISTENSIBLE in English

də̇ˈsten(t)səbəl adjective

Etymology: Late Latin distens us (past participle of Latin distendere ) + English -ible

: capable of being distended, extended, or dilated : able to stretch or expand or to be stretched or expanded

its stomach … is extraordinarily distensible — R.E.Coker

the arterial walls are … not rigid but elastic and distensible — F.A.Faught

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