Definition of Distension

enlargement or dilation, similar to a balloon

Examples of Distension in a sentence

You can see distension in action when you fill up a balloon with water, watching as the material stretches exponentially.  

In cartoons, a character’s stomach will often suffer humorous distension when they eat too much, but thankfully this doesn’t happen in real life.  

The distension of the balloon was so great that I just knew it would pop if it received even one more breath of air.  

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