distension
Stretched beyond normal
Distension is the state of being stretched or swollen outward, typically from internal pressure.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing organs or body parts: abdominal distension, bladder distension.
A balloon filling with air undergoes distension.
The spelling distention is equally common.
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- tumescenceState of being swollen
turgidity · turgor · ballooning · lymphedema · elephantiasis · aneurysm · ascites · tympany
Excessive stretching force
- tightnessState of being constricted
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
- rigidityState of being unbending
stiffness · pull · compression · stress · discomfort · fullness · stretching · tight
State of being complete
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
indigestion · gastrointestinal · abdominal · flatulence · gas · dyspepsia · bellyache · nausea
Sustained price level increase
- enlargementIncrease in size
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- dilationWidening of an opening
- wideningIncreasing in extent
extension · broadening · amplification · augmentation · ballooning · stretched · dilated · expanded
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
tumescence · turgidity · turgor · ballooning · lymphedema · elephantiasis · aneurysm · ascites · tympany · bloat
strain
Excessive stretching force
- tightnessState of being constricted
- tensionStretched or strained state
- tautnessState of being pulled firm
rigidity · stiffness · pull · compression · stress · discomfort · fullness · stretching · tight · uncomfortable
fullness
State of being complete
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- gorgingEating greedily, excessively
overindulgence · indigestion · gastrointestinal · abdominal · flatulence · gas · dyspepsia · bellyache · nausea · discomfort
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- enlargementIncrease in size
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- dilationWidening of an opening
widening · extension · broadening · amplification · augmentation · ballooning · stretched · dilated · expanded · capacious
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- bulgesbump, hump, knob, lump, mound
- digestive issuesindigestion, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, gas
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- stomach problemsstomach ache, stomachache, stomach cramps, indigestion, stomach upset
- dilationpupil dilation, vasodilation, cervical dilation, bronchodilation, widening
distensioncompression
Forcing into smaller space
contraction · shrinkage · constriction · deflation · condensation
distensiondeflation
Sustained decrease in prices
collapse · emptying · decompression · flattening · evacuation
distensionflaccidity
Lack of firmness
laxity · slackness · deflation · decompression · relaxation