distensible, a.
(dɪˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l)
[f. L. distens- ppl. stem of distend-ĕre to distend + -ible.]
Capable of being distended or dilated by stretching.
| 1828 in Webster. 1836–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 590/1 The tendinous zones are distensible. 1858 Carpenter Veg. Phys. §110 The bark is sufficiently distensible to admit of the increase of the..stems. 1881 Günther in Encycl. Brit. XII. 654/1 (Ichthyol.) A wide gullet and distensible stomach. |