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(1):

(n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Distention'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/distention.html. 1828.
 
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