distensile

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adjective

Causing distension.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Causing distension.

    To the distensile enema of simple tepid water, no valid objection can be urged.

    1875, Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 12, page 133
  2. Able to distend; distensible.
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APA

distensile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensile

MLA

“distensile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distensile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensile.

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