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Pneumatocele :: Pneumatocele (n.) A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the lungs..

Distension :: Distension (n.) Same as Distention.

Tympanites :: Tympanites (n.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.

Meteorism :: Meteorism (n.) Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.

Tympany :: Tympany (n.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.

Big :: Big (superl.) Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride..

Heave :: Heave (n.) An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like..

Distention :: Distention (n.) The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs..

Colic :: Colic (n.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera..

Distention :: Distention (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.

Overfullness :: Overfullness (n.) The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit..

Inflation :: Inflation (n.) The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement..

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