Antonyms for distension

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-sten-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɛn ʃən

Definition of distension

Origin : also distension, early 15c., from Middle French distension and directly from Latin distensionem (nominative distensio, distentio), noun of action from past participle stem of distendere (see distend).

As in inflation : noun increase, swelling
As in prolongation : noun extension
As in protraction : noun extension
As in satiation : noun fullness
As in expansion : noun growth
As in extension : noun enlargement, continuation
As in fatness : noun overweight
As in fullness : noun abundance, breadth

Example sentences :

These latter cases might be classed under the head of distension.
Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters

It is an expression that seems to me capable of extension and distension.
Extract from : « Personal Reminiscences in Book Making » by R.M. Ballantyne

The distension of this capsule can be used to raise the lever (L′).
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various

No emotion was perceptible on her features—no distension of the eye, no flush of the cheek.
Extract from : « The Bastonnais » by John Lesperance

Sometimes it is due to paralysis of the muscular coat, permitting its distension by food.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Annular dilatation is sometimes due to distension just above the seat of a stricture.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Hence its distension with food completely blocks up the calibre of the oesophagus.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

False tumors produced by spasm of the muscular walls of the stomach may be made to disappear by this distension of the organ.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Relief is obtained both from the pain and from the sense of distension by expulsion of flatus.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

At the last-named location the distension is so great that the mass can be readily felt through the abdominal walls.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Synonyms for distension

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