Meaning of distensible in English:
distensible
See synonyms for distensible on Thesaurus.comadjective
See distend
‘These veins are very thin walled and distensible.’
- ‘Krachie and company are arguing, essentially, that a belly of fat is more compressive than skin and muscle are distensible.’
- ‘The thicker and less distensible the arteries are, the greater the load on the heart.’
- ‘It has an immense bill, and in breeding season its distensible gular pouch is olive to red.’
- ‘Younger people have a highly distensible aorta, which expands during systole and minimises any subsequent rise in blood pressure.’
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