Tension: (1) The act of stretching. (2) The condition of being stretched or tense, or a stretching or pulling force. (3) The partial pressure of a gas, especially that of a gas dissolved in a liquid such as blood. (4) Mental, emotional, or nervous strain; strained relations or barely controlled hostility between people or groups. [L. tensio, fr. tendo, pp. tensus, to stretch]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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