Distention: alternatives and connections

A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.

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The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

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A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.

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A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.

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The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch.

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Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

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Same as Distention.

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