( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012