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distensile

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[dih-sten-sil] / dɪˈstɛn sɪl /

adjective

  1. distensible.

  2. serving to distend.

Etymology

Origin of distensile

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

Example Sentences

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This was considered a blood effusion; it was not obviously distensile, and pulsation was very slight.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

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