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 darkened and distensible throat pouch of the adult male probably is the best available indicator of sexual maturity.
From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Henry S. Fitch
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 Calvin Cutter
What is said of the distensible character of the stomach and alimentary canal?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
