These can help decrease distension of the stomach. From Wordnik.com. [Leo Galland, M.D.: Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn] Reference
(He looks off in to the distension of the hormone.). From Wordnik.com. [Life is Life (or Ode to a great big idiot like Zizek)] Reference
But Lord help me, this distension of belly must cease. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
Deep digital flexor, distension of the tarsal sheath of, 246. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Tarsal sheath of the deep digital flexor, distension of the, 246. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Common distension of the stomach and the bowels, my GP tells me. From Wordnik.com. [A Traitor to Memory]
Abdomen soft, moving freely, no distension or general tenderness. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
These latter cases might be classed under the head of distension. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
Sheath (tarsal) of the deep digital flexor, distension of the, 246. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Great distension, rigidity, and general tenderness of immobile abdomen. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
It holds about three pints, though it is susceptible of some distension. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
One woman ignored the distension and discomfort in her abdomen for three months. From Wordnik.com. [How To Know What You Know] Reference
Some general distension of abdomen with complete disappearance of hepatic dulness. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
One woman I knew ignored the distension and discomfort in her abdomen for three months. From Wordnik.com. [The Danger Inside: Denial] Reference
As a result of acute synovitis a chronic synovial distension of the tarsal sheath occurs. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Rice he can cook elegantly, every grain being steamed to its utmost degree of distension. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873] Reference
When you eat a lot at one time it causes stomach distension, which triggers relaxation of the LES. From Wordnik.com. [Leo Galland, M.D.: Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn] Reference
Pain was rarely a prominent symptom in consequence of the generally moderate degree of distension. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
But no bowel distension that I can palpate-her belly's nice and soft, maybe a bit tender to the touch. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Waltz]
No trouble is experienced in diagnosing distension of tendon sheaths, for the affection is very palpable. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
The manner in which the bladder is connected to neighbouring parts is such as to admit of its full distension. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
We can, therefore, check the descent of a body by giving it a surface capable of distension by the action of the air. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Balloon Ascents] Reference
A hissing sound, a distension of the jaw, and he has turned into somebody else: it happens, in other words, behind his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Existential Clown] Reference
What was interesting to note was the distension of some of the large veins on his forehead, and the petechiae over his face. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 13, 2002 - January 19, 2002 Archives] Reference
The histological symptoms in the infected host are enlargement, distension and disintegration of the midgut epithelial cells. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The bowel was punctured in two places to relieve distension, and then returned into the belly, after washing with boiled water. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Father Arsenios was finding that his solution to the problem of a distended bladder was itself the cause of further distension. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
Strato, that it comes through addition, subtraction, or transposition of the seed, or the distension or inflation of the matrix. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
Her body was covered with red blotches, from the recent racing of her blood, the excited distension of thousands of capillaries. From Wordnik.com. [Magicians of Gor]
Complete rest and the local application of cold packs are in order in acute synovitis when there is distension of tendon sheaths. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Varicose veins or the distension of the surface veins of the legs are very common among women in general and pregnant women in particular. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
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