n. 扩张, 膨胀

[医] 膨胀, 扩张

Distention \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.