distensible

dis·tend

 (dĭ-stĕnd′)

v. dis·tend·ed, dis·tend·ing, dis·tends

v.intr.

To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure: The puppies ate until their stomachs distended.

v.tr.

To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate: Fluid distends a blister.

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[Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·ten′si·ble (dĭ-stĕn′sə-bəl) adj.

dis·ten′si·bil′i·ty n.

dis•ten•si•ble

(dɪˈstɛn sə bəl)

adj.

capable of being distended.

[1820–30; < Latin distēns(us), past participle of distendere to distend + -ible]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

distensible - capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ" expansive - able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire"

Translations

espansivo