distensile

[ dih-sten-sil ]

adjective

distensible.
serving to distend.

Origin of distensile

¹

1730–40; <Latin distēns(us) (past participle of distendere to distend) + -ile

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How to use distensile in a sentence

This was considered a blood effusion; it was not obviously distensile, and pulsation was very slight.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 | George Henry Makins

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