Dis-tĕn'tion, n.

(-tĕn'shun), n. [Lat. distentio, Fr. & O. Sp. distension, It. distensione. See DISTEND.]

1. 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.
2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.