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or distention
as in inflation
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Recent Examples of distension
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
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New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Why Colic Results in Pain Colic results in pain that occurs due to distension, obstruction, or inflammation.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
In the stomach, this stretching is called distension.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
People with this type of obesity should try to eat one to two full meals a day in order to keep the stomach full so the distension signals the brain to stop eating.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 June 2023
Patients describe that body posture may affect their abdominal bloating, distension, and flatulence, but whether changes in position have objectively demonstrable effects, either beneficial or deleterious, has not been investigated.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2015
Large-volume condom distension significantly increased the electric waves' variables and pressure.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2010
New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Why Colic Results in Pain Colic results in pain that occurs due to distension, obstruction, or inflammation.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
In the stomach, this stretching is called distension.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
People with this type of obesity should try to eat one to two full meals a day in order to keep the stomach full so the distension signals the brain to stop eating.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 June 2023
Patients describe that body posture may affect their abdominal bloating, distension, and flatulence, but whether changes in position have objectively demonstrable effects, either beneficial or deleterious, has not been investigated.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2015
Large-volume condom distension significantly increased the electric waves' variables and pressure.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distension
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After the trade wars of Trump’s first administration, the shutdown of the pandemic and hectic restart and rush of inflation that followed, fashion has gotten used to being quick on its feet.Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lagarde stressed that there were downside risks to the already-weak euro zone growth outlook, but said the inflation picture had significantly improved and included upside risks.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The French Foreign Ministry pushed for the government to embrace enlargement.Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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The more common causes of this enlargement are coronary artery disease and high blood pressure (hypertension).4 Coronary artery disease occurs when the arteries that bring blood and oxygen to your heart become narrow or blocked.Alexandria Nyembwe, PhD, RN, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The impact of this moment is heralded in a coup de cinéma that is a vast amplification of the story: a repetition of the breakfast-table encounter, seen, the second time around, from Turner’s point of view.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the best winemakers in the area shoot for precision, for crystalline definition, and for an amplification of harmony rather than an exaggeration of individual elements.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere on the podcast, Meghan also announced her plans to get a breast augmentation.Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Even without the sales tax augmentation, Slater is confident in the city’s ability to bring in more sales tax by way of business development.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 26 Nov. 2024
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For 2025, industry experts predict expansions on already-booming product and treatment themes within the skin-care space.Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 12 Dec. 2024
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The company is in talks with private equity firms to support Therme's continued global expansion, the CEO says.Richard Collings, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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