Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being distensible; capacity for distention.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The quality or capacity of being distensible.
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- noun Capability of
swelling orstretching .
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Examples
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These improvements likely occurred in part because these subjects had substantially increased brachial artery diameter, a measure of arterial distensibility.
Rapid health improvements with a Paleolithic diet | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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In general, where white fibrous tissue abounds, structures are held together, and there is flexibility, but little or no distensibility.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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The balance of intra-ocular pressure is not maintained by the slight distensibility of the sclero-corneal coat.
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Dr. Jackson virtually puts aside the volumetric theory with his statement, that "the balance of intra-ocular pressure is not maintained by the slight distensibility of the sclero-corneal coat."
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This difference of the termination of erysipelatous and phlegmonic inflammation seems to be owing in part to the less distensibility of the cuticle than of the cellular membrane, and in part to the ready exhalation of the thinner parts of the secreted fluids through its pores.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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"Moreover, the components of the imaging tool enable precise measurement of the distensibility and functional diameter of the sphincter region, thereby serving as an indispensable tool for gastroenterologists."
Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution 2009
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Improved arterial distensibility in normotensive subjects on a low salt diet
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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This condition is probably heavily implicated in osteoporosis and, according to my evidence, is a principal cause of increased distensibility of the sclera (the white outer coat of the eyes), allowing more rapid development of nearsightedness (myopia) and other refractive changes. "
What foods, minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids help your eyes? 2009
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(fullest as concerning the Phalanger and Cape Anteater [Orycteropus] ([I was privileged to assist in the dissection of the latter animal, and well do I remember how, when by means of a blow-pipe he had inflated the bladder, intent on determining its limit of distensibility, the organ burst, with unpleasant results, which called forth the remark] "I think we'll leave it at that!")), which were never finished up.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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These he carefully dissected, and he leaves among his papers a series of incomplete notes (fullest as concerning the Phalanger and Cape Anteater [Orycteropus] ([I was privileged to assist in the dissection of the latter animal, and well do I remember how, when by means of a blow-pipe he had inflated the bladder, intent on determining its limit of distensibility, the organ burst, with unpleasant results, which called forth the remark] "I think we'll leave it at that!")), which were never finished up.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896
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