Distention Meaning in English

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التعريف

Distention is the state of being stretched, enlarged, or swollen, especially because of internal pressure, often used in medical contexts to describe swelling of body parts or organs.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal, mainly medical or scientific. Not used in everyday conversation. Commonly paired with body parts ("abdominal distention"). Often confused with swelling, but "distention" emphasizes expansion due to pressure.

• Spanish: distensión (médico) - hinchazón
• Portuguese (BR): distensão (médico) - inchaço
• Portuguese (PT): distensão (médico) - inchaço
• Chinese (Simplified): 膨胀 - 涨大
• Chinese (Traditional): 膨脹 - 漲大
• Hindi: सूजन - फूला हुआ (चिकित्सा)
• Arabic: انتفاخ (طبي) - تمدد
• Bengali: ফুলে ওঠা - স্ফীত হওয়া
• Russian: вздутие - растяжение (медицинское)
• Japanese: 膨満 - 拡張（医学用語）
• Vietnamese: chướng - căng phồng (y khoa)
• Korean: 팽창 - 팽만 (의학적)
• Turkish: şişlik - distansiyon (tıbbi)
• Urdu: پھولنا - سوجن (طبی اصطلاح)
• Indonesian: distensi - pembengkakan (medis)

جمل نموذجية

The doctor checked for distention in her abdomen.

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Distention can be a sign of a medical problem.

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Stomach distention made it hard for him to eat.

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Bloating and distention are common symptoms in digestive disorders.

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If you experience sudden distention, seek medical advice right away.

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After the large meal, she noticed some distention in her belly.

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