noun
1. the act of expanding by pressure from within (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑distention
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distend, ↑distend (for: ↑distention)
• Hypernyms: ↑expansion, ↑enlargement
2. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
• Syn: ↑dilatation, ↑distention
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distend, ↑dilate (for: ↑dilatation)
• Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition
• Hyponyms: ↑tympanites, ↑ectasia, ↑ectasis, ↑varicocele
Useful english dictionary. 2012.