distention
Bloated, stretched state
Distention is the state of being stretched or swollen outward, typically from internal pressure.
The term appears most often in medical contexts describing abnormal enlargement: abdominal distention, bladder distention.
The spelling distension is equally common.
To distend is to swell or cause to swell: Gas distended his stomach.
Pathological tissue puffiness
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- turgiditySwollen or inflated state
- tumescenceState of being swollen
inflammation · bulge · protuberance · inflation · ballooning · protrusion · thickening · hypertrophy
Swollen, expanded state
- tympanyGas-caused abdominal swelling
- gaseousnessState of being vapor
- bellyFront midsection
- paunchProtruding abdomen
visceral · flatulence · abdominal · ascites · gastroparesis · ileus · intestinal · colonic
Widening of an opening
- dilatationEnlargement of an opening
- enlargementIncrease in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
- wideningIncreasing in extent
stretching · elasticity · capacity · bladder · uterine · cervical · esophageal · gastric
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- turgiditySwollen or inflated state
tumescence · inflammation · bulge · protuberance · inflation · ballooning · protrusion · thickening · hypertrophy · lymphedema
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
- tympanyGas-caused abdominal swelling
- gaseousnessState of being vapor
- bellyFront midsection
paunch · visceral · flatulence · abdominal · ascites · gastroparesis · ileus · intestinal · colonic · gastric
dilation
Widening of an opening
- dilatationEnlargement of an opening
- enlargementIncrease in size
- expansionIncrease in scope
widening · stretching · elasticity · capacity · bladder · uterine · cervical · esophageal · gastric · luminal
fullness
State of being complete
ache · tenderness · bloated · heaviness · soreness · pain · uncomfortable · gnawing · throbbing · burning
gorging
Eating greedily, excessively
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- overeatingConsuming beyond bodily needs
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
feasting · satiation · repletion · surfeit · gluttony · fullness · excess · indulgence · satiety · overindulgence
distentioncompression
Forcing into smaller space
contraction · shrinkage · collapse · constriction · condensation
distentiondeflation
Sustained decrease in prices
collapse · decompression · flattening · evacuation · emptying
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