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Distensibility

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dis·ten·si·ble  (d-stns-bl)
adj.
That can be distended: a fish with a distensible stomach.

dis·tensi·bili·ty n.


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65) In another study, rats fed a diet rich in vitamin K showed a 50% reduction in the arterial calcium content, arterial distensibility was restored, and localized vitamin K deficiency was demonstrated at sites of calcification.
It has been hypothesised that in these patients lung restriction may be due to both cardiomegaly, with right ventricular hypertrophy and dilatation, and to the decrease of small arteries normal distensibility that limits lung expansion and reduces its compliance [5].
 
 
 
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