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Meanings of distension in English

Portuguese
distensão
Catalan
distensió

The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions.

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        Usage of distension in English
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        Affected fish showed darkening, erratic swimming and abdominal distension with associated ascites.
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        The distension of the blood vessels stretches and thereby weakens their walls.
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        Suprarenal, the distension showed a tendency to right-anterior and infrarenal to left-anterior.
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        A 54-year-old Japanese woman developed simultaneous abdominal distension and bilateral leg edema.
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        Symptoms of Hirschsprung disease include constipation, vomiting, abdominal distension and growth failure.
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        High-resolution ultrasound was used to evaluate changes in carotid artery distension.
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        A resulting loss of pacemaker function could contribute to dysmotility associated with distension.
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        A close monitoring of urinary function and of bladder distension is, therefore, advisable.
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        Case presentation: A 77-year old male presented with progressive abdominal distension and diarrhea.
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        A gadolinium solution was administered rectally for distension of the colon.
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        These latter cases might be classed under the head of distension.
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        Clinical examination was normal, but bilateral jugular vein distension was noted.
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        The distension and direction of the aortic expansion was preserved after stent grafting.
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        This study shows that distension may facilitate distraction but the degree is variable.
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        The most common adverse event was diarrhea; gastrointestinal pain or distension was also noted.
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        Lung development is strongly influenced by its state of distension.
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        Portuguese
        distensão
        Catalan
        distensió
        Distension through the time
        Distension across language varieties
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