distensible

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The bladder is a highly distensible organ comprised of irregular crisscrossing bands of smooth muscle collectively called the detrusor muscle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The large lumens and relatively thin walls of veins make them far more distensible than arteries; thus, they are said to be capacitance vessels.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The female bladder is relatively broad and capacious, and is also highly distensible.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)

What is said of the distensible character of the stomach and alimentary canal?

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

The food should be adapted to the distensible character of the stomach and alimentary canal.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin