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distension
The action of stretching longitudinally, straightening out, or placing at full length; causing an extension; straining, racking.
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dis-, di-, dif-
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tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious
(page 3)
(Greek: dilatation, dilation, expansion, extension, or distension of an organ)