distention

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But the NGBs only mimic the administrative distention and crony back-scratching: They carry around 4,500 employees — for 2,550 athletes.

From Washington Post

A 4-year-old boy with a history of stomach pain, vomiting and abdominal distention eventually landed on the operating table where surgeons manually removed dozens of worms that had been living in his intestines.

From Fox News

“His caregivers are most concerned about the episodes of abdominal distention and possible decrease in by mouth intake,” the report reads.

From Washington Post

That July, a fever and “mild abdominal distention” quickly developed into something worse — he began to lose his hearing, and speak incoherently.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of focusing on a number, we look for a change in overall pattern, accompanied by discomfort, such as pain or abdominal distention and underwear soiling.

From US News