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distention

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Noun

1. dilatation

2. distension, physiological state, physiological condition, distension

3. expansion, enlargement

Usage
Resetting the diaphragm: Durable management of severe abdominal distention - Mayo Clinic
Case 30-2025: An 82-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Distention, Edema, and Pleural Effusion - The New England Journal of Medicine
Wide-Rectus Abdominis Fascia Advancement: A Method for Treatment of Global Abdominal Wall Distention - HMP Global Learning Network
NeoQuest March 2026: A Newborn With Persistent Abdominal Distension - AAP
European Consensus on Functional Bloating and Abdominal Distension—An ESNM/UEG Recommendations for Clinical Management - Wiley Online Library
Severe colonic distention and malnutrition in a 6-week-old infant: a case of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis - The Lancet
A Novel Biofeedback Treatment to Offset Abdominal Distention - Medscape
Abdominal distention in an inbred mouse - Nature
Milos Sarcev Calls Out Nick Walker’s Stomach Distention: “It Cannot Be Tolerated” - Fitness Volt
Gastrointestinal Distention Masquerading as ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: - JACC Journals
Patent Foramen Ovale with Platypnea-Orthodeoxia due to Colonic Distention - Consultant360
Case 40-2003 — A 14-Month-Old Boy with Recurrent Abdominal Distention and Diarrhea - The New England Journal of Medicine
Recurrent Episodes of Abdominal Distention | NeoReviews | American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Unusual gastric distention in a 1‐year‐old infant - Wiley Online Library
Understanding and managing chronic abdominal bloating and distension - Mayo Clinic
Case 29-2023: A 34-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Distention and Acute Kidney Injury - The New England Journal of Medicine
Female with peritonitis and abdominal distention - Wiley Online Library
Case 26-2009 — A 34-Year-Old Man with Cystic Fibrosis with Abdominal Pain and Distention - The New England Journal of Medicine
Case 17-2018: A 40-Year-Old Woman with Leg Swelling and Abdominal Distention and Pain - The New England Journal of Medicine
Micturition Syncope Produced by Orthostasis and Bladder Distention - The New England Journal of Medicine
October 9, 2025 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Abdominal distention and peritoneal effusion in a female Swiss albino mouse - Nature
83-Year-Old Woman With Abdominal Distention and Constipation - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Multidisciplinary, patient-centered care key to managing belching, bloating and distention - Healio
Sudden bladder distention in a female rat - Nature
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of ginger in the prevention of abdominal distention in post cesarean section patients | Scientific Reports - Nature
Interactive Quiz: Progressive Abdominal Distention - Consultant360
Case 3-2013 — A 72-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Distention after Peritoneal Dialysis - The New England Journal of Medicine
Feeding-Mediated Distention Inhibits Swimming in the Medicinal Leech - Journal of Neuroscience
The Role of Gastric Distention in Differentiating Recurrent Tumor from Physiologic Uptake in the Remnant Stomach on - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Case 3-2013 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
An Infant With Abdominal Distention, Pain, and Bloody Stools - Consultant360
Male with abdominal distention and abnormal chest x‐ray - Wiley Online Library
Case 13-2013 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Lumbar Facet Joint Synovial Cyst: Percutaneous Treatment with Steroid Injections and Distention—Clinical and Imaging Follow-up in 12 PatientsRadiology - RSNA Journals
Case 17-2018: A 40-Year-Old Woman with Leg Swelling and Abdominal Distention and Pain - The New England Journal of Medicine
Novel Insights Into the Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain in Obstructive Bowel Disorders - Frontiers
Gastric distension - A case study - Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Abdominal distention and constipation followed by herpes zoster infection in a 2-month-old female infant - Wiley Online Library
Venous Obstruction Due to a Distended Urinary Bladder - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Parasympathetic activity correlates with subjective and brain responses to rectal distension in healthy subjects but not in non-constipated patients with irritable bowel syndrome | Scientific Reports - Nature
Alpha-lipoic Acid suppresses P2X receptor activities and visceral hypersensitivity to colorectal distention in diabetic rats - Nature
In the sea slug Melibe leonina the posterior nerves communicate stomach distention to inhibit feeding and modify oral hood movements - Frontiers
Case 37-2003 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Ogilvie's Syndrome in a Male With Bladder Cancer - Cureus
Why Am I Bloated All the Time? - The New York Times
Abdominal distention due to omental bursitis in a calf - Springer Nature Link
Intra-articular corticosteroid injection bests hydrostatic shoulder distention for short-term pain relief ... - Medical Dialogues
Was Michelangelo familiar with jugular venous distention? - Medical Independent
An Unusual Presentation of Pyloric Stenosis: A Case Report - Cureus
Case 52-1991 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Case 13-2013 — A 6-Year-Old Girl with Bone and Joint Pain and Abdominal Distention - The New England Journal of Medicine
Chronic Constipation with Megacolon - Springer Nature Link
Colon cancer with segmental defects in the intestinal muscularis propria without perforation or distention - Wiley Online Library
Sigmoid Volvulus - The New England Journal of Medicine
Persistent Hypokalemia in a Patient With Ogilvie’s Syndrome - Cureus
Video What is 'bloating'? - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Chylomicron retention disease: A condition to keep in mind - Anales de Pediatría
Weekly health news: Sulfur burps, puffy eyes, nocturnal seizures, jugular vein distention - Bel Marra Health
Non-toxic Megacolon Secondary to High-Grade Large-Bowel Obstruction - Cureus
Visible abdominal distension in functional gut disorders: Objective evaluation - Wiley Online Library
Case 36-1997 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Case 6-1994 | NEJM - The New England Journal of Medicine
Fact check: Miscaptioned images show children suffering from conditions causing severe abdominal bloating - Reuters
The New York Times > Health > Image > Toxic Megacolon - The New York Times
"People Need to Calm Down On Their Dosages" Lee Priest Says GH & Insulin 'Could' Be Causing Stomach Distention - Fitness Volt
What to eat–and what not to–to fit into your dress 3 days before a party - Lifestyle.INQ
Hepatitis patients should avoid fasting - The News International
Distention Systems Market Trends and Growth Opportunities in 2024: Key Players - openPR.com
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'distention'
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Misspellings - Typos
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Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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