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1 distension
distensión f Pol
1 (disminución de la tensión) relaxed atmosphere: los partidos nacionalistas quieren una política de distensión, the nationalist parties want to promote a goodwill policy
2 Med strain ' distensión' also found in these entries: English: detente - sprainn.• dilatación s.f.• distensión s.f.AmE also distention dɪ'stentʃən, dɪ'stenʃən mass noun dilatación f[dɪs'tenʃǝn]N distensión f, dilatación f, hinchazón f* * *AmE also distention [dɪ'stentʃən, dɪ'stenʃən] mass noun dilatación f
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distention — noun 1. the act of expanding by pressure from within • Syn: ↑distension • Derivationally related forms: ↑distend (for: ↑distension), ↑distend • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
distention — also distension, early 15c., from M.Fr. distension and directly from L. distensionem (nom. distensio, distentio), noun of action from pp. stem of distendere (see DISTEND (Cf. distend)) … Etymology dictionary
distention — noun see distension … New Collegiate Dictionary
distention — noun /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ The act of distending … Wiktionary
colon distention — noun The enlargement of the splenic flexure which is beyond the limits of normal colonic distention … Wiktionary
distension — or distention noun Etymology: Middle English distensioun, from Latin distention , distentio, from distendere Date: 15th century the act of distending or the state of being distended especially unduly or abnormally … New Collegiate Dictionary
distension — noun 1. the act of expanding by pressure from within (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑distention • Derivationally related forms: ↑distend, ↑distend (for: ↑distention) … Useful english dictionary
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ectasis — noun dilatation or distension of a hollow organ • Syn: ↑ectasia • Hypernyms: ↑dilatation, ↑distension, ↑distention • Hyponyms: ↑lymphangiectasia, ↑lymphangiectasis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
physical condition — noun the condition or state of the body or bodily functions • Syn: ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status • Hyponyms: ↑wakefulness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary