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distention
A distending or being distended; inflation; expansion; stretching.
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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
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“distention”
jugular vein distention, jugular vein engorgement
A clinical indicator of obstruction to the return of blood to the right atrium because of congestive heart failure or a space-occupying lesion (injury) in the anterior thorax.