overdistention
- a word derived from distention.
Example Sentences
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This lesion, from the frequent overdistention of the left ventricle, is one which often causes pain.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
This overdistention gradually led to degenerations in the arterial walls.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
In a certain number of these cases, there is some emphysema present, that is, overdistention of the lungs, such as is seen in high-chested people.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Wunschheim reports the case of a man of fifty-two who for six months presented symptoms of gastric derangement, and who finally sustained spontaneous rupture of the posterior border of the stomach due to overdistention.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
This displacement usually supervenes on a flaccid condition of the bladder, the result of paralysis, overdistention, or severe compression during a difficult parturition.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
