- distensible
- adjective Etymology: distens- (from Latin distensus, past participle of distendere) + -ible Date: circa 1828 capable of being distended • distensibility noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
distensible
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distensible — adj. Susceptible de distenderse o ser distendido. * * * distensible. adj. Med. Que se puede distender … Enciclopedia Universal
Distensible — Dis*ten si*ble, a. Capable of being distended or dilated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distensible — means ‘capable of being distended or stretched’; the alternative form distendible is now obsolete … Modern English usage
distensible — adj. Med. Que se puede distender … Diccionario de la lengua española
distensible — [disten′sə bəl] adj. [< LL distensus (L distentus), pp. of distendere] that can be distended … English World dictionary
distensible — dis·ten·si·ble ten(t) sə bəl adj capable of being distended, extended, or dilated <distensible blood vessels> dis·ten·si·bil·i·ty .ten(t) sə bil ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
distensible — distend ► VERB ▪ swell because of internal pressure. DERIVATIVES distended adjective distensibility noun distensible adjective distension noun. ORIGIN Latin distendere, from tendere to stretch … English terms dictionary
distensible — adjective capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand the stomach is a distensible organ • Similar to: ↑expansive • Derivationally related forms: ↑distend … Useful english dictionary
distensible — capable of being extended or dilated … Dictionary of ichthyology
distensible — distensibility, n. /di sten seuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being distended. [1820 30; < L distens(us) (ptp. of distendere; distend DISTEND + tus ptp. suffix) + IBLE] * * * … Universalium
