distensibility

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Noun

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distensibility (countable and uncountable, plural distensibilities)

  1. Capability of swelling or stretching
    • 1976 April 17, Dr. Reder, “To Your Health”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
      The major issue here is simply one of comparative size of the penetrating object (hand, wrist, forearm) to the size and distensibility of that which is being penetrated.

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