distensibility

English

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• hyperdistensibility