dis·ten·si·ble \də̇ˈsten(t)səbəl\adjective Etymology: Late Latin distensus (past participle of Latin distendere) + English -ible : capable of being distended, extended, or dilated : able to stretch or expand or to be stretched or expanded < its stomach … is extraordinarily distensible — R.E.Coker > < the arterial walls are … not rigid but elastic and distensible — F.A.Faught >