distension

How To Use distension In A Sentence

• In abdominal disease the symptom is particularly associated with rapid enlargement of an encapsulated organ or distension of a hollow viscus.
• At the end of that period I had recovered, and all that remained from the effects of the bowstring was a slight wrinkling of the skin from distension, and the deep blue mark round my neck which I have just shown to your highness. The Pacha of Many Tales
• I suffer frequently from indigestion, incomplete evacuation, passing hard, foul-smelling stools and gaseous distension.
• Does the patient suffer from nausea or vomiting, heartburn or flatulence and distension?
• A common presentation is failure to pass meconium in the first 24 hours coupled with a gradual onset of abdominal distension and vomiting.
• Right jugular venous distension was less than 4 cm above the sternal angle.
• The jugular venous distension was 7 cm, without hepatojugular reflux.
• I recall... the shocking distension and protrusion of the eyeballs of dead men and dead horses.
• As a bloated corpse swells and its distended belly explodes, sending guts flying and Booth retching, Bones does a happy dance: You rarely get to actually see a body rupture from distension. Matt's TV Week in Review
• The duration and amplitude of rebound pressure increased as the distension volume increased.