distensible
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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 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 walls of the right ventricle, being thinner than the left, are more distensible, and thus this cavity will contain a greater amount of blood.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
That neck of his was so very, very long, and though distensible enough on the whole, sometimes he encountered difficulties that it was almost impossible to surmount.
From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables
She has made them soft and distensible, so that an apparent physical impossibility could take place, though it is often accompanied by intense suffering.
From Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English by Henry Stanton
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