distension

variants or distention

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Recent Examples of distension Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal distension and constipation, according to the FDA. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Symptoms of botulism include: General weakness Dizziness Double-vision Trouble with speaking or swallowing Other common symptoms of botulism include: Difficulty breathing Weakness of other muscles Abdominal distension Constipation What products were recalled? Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 This produces gases like hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, which can cause abdominal pain, bloating, distension, and diarrhea.18 Several methods can reduce compounds that cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025 Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly. Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024 There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety. 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
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Noun
  • The fall came amid a slumping stock market and uncertainty around inflation and President Trump’s tariffs.
    Eli Tan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Sales Are Already Weakening February retail and food service sales were weaker than economists were forecasting, rising just 3.1 percent from a year earlier, with a lot of that gain coming from inflation of 2.8 percent.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • America’s undersea enlargement would not have been possible without Larry Mayer.
    Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Recovery can be quick According to Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli leader was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection on Wednesday stemming from a benign enlargement of his prostate.
    Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Kahnweiler was unrivaled in his amplification of Cubism, acquiring the majority of paintings executed by Picasso, Georges Braque, PJuan Gris, and Fernand Léger between 1908 and 1915.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Yet our view of the future so often is just an amplification of our present mood.
    Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Google’s approach was refreshingly old-school, reminding us all that AI in its current state is a beneficial augmentation and not a massive infrastructure revolution for most of the companies that will deploy it anytime soon.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This differs from traditional butt augmentation, which involves silicone implants placed directly into the buttocks.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The centrepiece of this involved an expansion of the East Stand, adding 8,000 seats, which would be topped by a bubble-like roof.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • For years, South Florida advocates have pushed for an expansion of the status, concerned that many Nicaraguans in the U.S. would be left with no other forms of relief from deportation if the parole program was revoked.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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