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Recent Examples of distension
This produces gases like hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, which can cause abdominal pain, bloating, distension, and diarrhea.18
Several methods can reduce compounds that cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly.
—Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Why Colic Results in Pain Colic results in pain that occurs due to distension, obstruction, or inflammation.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
In the stomach, this stretching is called distension.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
People with this type of obesity should try to eat one to two full meals a day in order to keep the stomach full so the distension signals the brain to stop eating.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 June 2023
Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly.
—Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
There, the balloon’s inflated with either liquid or gas to cause the mechanical distension needed for a continuous sensation of satiety.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Affected Organs Adult colic involves intestinal or urinary system pain in different types of colic:
Gallbladder
Biliary colic occurs as a result of distension (an increase in size) of your gallbladder.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Why Colic Results in Pain Colic results in pain that occurs due to distension, obstruction, or inflammation.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation may also be common symptoms.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 June 2024
In the stomach, this stretching is called distension.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
People with this type of obesity should try to eat one to two full meals a day in order to keep the stomach full so the distension signals the brain to stop eating.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distension
Noun
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Trump, who took office on January 20, campaigned heavily on the economy, vowing to reduce inflation and impose tariffs on some of the country's closest trading partners like Mexico and Canada, citing concerns over drugs, immigration, and trade deficits.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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His tariffs and immigration crackdown could push up prices, potentially rekindling the inflation that turned many U.S. voters against President Joe Biden and helped return Trump to the White House.—
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8 Feb. 2025
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In fact, a 2006 follow-up study by the London researchers of both taxi and bus drivers found that years of experience led to enlargement of the hippocampus in taxi drivers, but not bus drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Netanyahu underwent prostate removal surgery after he was diagnosed with an infection stemming from a benign prostate enlargement, according to reputable news reports.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
1 Jan. 2025
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In what’s known as a differential amplification process, an amplifier takes in signals from all three electrodes but ignores signals that appear in both the reference and the measuring electrodes, and only amplifies the signal that represents the difference between the two measuring electrodes.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2025
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Using high-quality components such as two high-end internal DACs and high-power amplification with a high-gain mode, the Retro Nano can drive all kinds of earphones, IEMs and even over-the-ear headphones, providing the kind of sound quality that beats many smartphones and laptops.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The company said the XB-1 demonstrator validates many of the key technologies that will be incorporated into Overture, including carbon-fiber composites, digital stability augmentation, and supersonic intakes.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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In addition, double shifts by corrections workers and augmentation of professional positions who had to cover for corrections staff workers has only mounted over the years and the freeze will certainly lead to more issues.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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His firm designed the Marine Mammal Pavilion, a large and colorful expansion to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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L'Agence said this was meant to represent the company's international expansion.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Distension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distension. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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