Definitions for: Distention

[n] the act of expanding by pressure from within

Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*ten"tion, n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.]
1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or
in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the
distention of the lungs.

2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.

Synonyms: distension

See Also: enlargement, expansion