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distention

/dih-sten-shuhn/US // dɪˈstɛn ʃən //

膨胀,胀气,胀痛,腹胀

Related Words

increase增加,提高,增长,增 enlargement扩增,扩建,扩大,加大 bulge突起,凸起,隆起,凸出 expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容 bloating腹胀,胀气,膨胀,臃肿

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the act of distending or the state of being distended.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouninflation

Synonyms

bulge突起,凸起,隆起,凸出 enlargement扩增,扩建,扩大,加大 expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容 increase增加,提高,增长,增

Antonyms

decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌 lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少 shrinkage缩水,缩减,缩水率,萎缩

Examples

If the heat be insufficient, a drying up instead of a natural distention ensues.
And this extended upward without first producing any great distention of the synovial sack under the patella.
This seems to be due to the distention of the stomach, either by gas or by liquid.
The other is by the contraction and distention of the midriff or diaphragm.
In every bruise the small blood vessels are ruptured, and the blood collects in the tissues causing distention, swelling and pain.

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