DISTENTION


Meaning of DISTENTION in English

/di sten"sheuhn/ , n.

the act of distending or the state of being distended.

Also, distension .

[ 1375-1425; late ME distensioun distention- (s. of distentio ), equiv. to distent ( us ) DISTENT + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .