Word.ws English Dictionary

overdistension

overdistension noun: excessive distension.

Noun

overdistension (plural overdistensions)

  1. Excessive distension
    • In theory, an ECF overload could be the origin of high levels of BP that increase arterial stiffness due to acute vascular passive overdistension (enlargement).2015 June 17, Daniel Bia et al., “Hydration Status Is Associated with Aortic Stiffness, but Not with Peripheral Arterial Stiffness, in Chronically Hemodialysed Patients”, in International Journal of...

Forms of overdistension

pluraloverdistensions

Origin of overdistension

From over- + distension.

Questions about overdistension

What does overdistension mean?
Overdistension means excessive distension.
What part of speech is overdistension?
Overdistension is a noun.
What is the plural of overdistension?
The plural of overdistension is overdistensions.

Words near overdistension in the dictionary

  1. overdistant
  2. overdistend
  3. overdistended
  4. overdistending
  5. overdistends
  6. overdistension
  7. overdistensions
  8. overdistention
  9. overdistribute
  10. overdistributed
  11. overdistributes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: overdistension (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “overdistension.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/overdistension. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.