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

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 Stables, Gordon

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 Fitch, Henry S.

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 Cutter, Calvin