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distension

dis·ten·sion

UK/dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of expanding by pressure from within

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2.

the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

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Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.

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