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   distend

   /dɪˈstɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside: "the abdomen distended rapidly"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distendere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tendere ‘to stretch’.

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   • 1. distensible adjective

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   What does distend mean?

   • To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure: The puppies ate until their stomachs distended. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate: Fluid distends a blister. [Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots .] dis·ten′si·bil′i·ty n.

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   Where did the word distend come from?

   • The history of the word distend stretches back to the Latin verb tendere —a root whose kin have really expanded the English language. To find evidence of this expansion, look to words that include "tend" or "tent"; many have tendere, which means "to stretch, extend, or spread," in their family tree.

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   What does distend auricle mean?

   • It may seem surprising that the discoverer of the venous return felt the need of a deus ex machina to distend the right auricle. This loose skin, that is now so folded up under my beak that you can scarcely see it, I can distend into an enormous pouch. Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.

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   What is the difference between distend and inflate?

   • distend implies outward extension caused by pressure from within. inflate implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and suggests a vulnerability to sudden collapse. dilate applies especially to expansion of circumference. Recent Examples on the Web His stomach was distended — a sign of severe malnutrition.

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   Distend means to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see translations and listen to the pronunciation.

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     (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to...

   • Znaczenie Distend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     distend definicja: 1. (usually of the stomach or another...

   • Distend in Traditional Chinese

     DISTEND translate: （通常指腹部或身體其他部位）鼓起，隆起，凸起. Learn more in the...

   • Distend in Simplified Chinese

     DISTEND translate: （通常指腹部或身体其他部位）鼓起，隆起，凸起. Learn more in the...

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   Distend means to extend, enlarge, or stretch out, especially from internal pressure. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of distend from the online dictionary.

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   Your stomach will certainly feel stretched out if you do something — like overeat — that causes it to distend. The word distend often applies to stomachs — a pregnancy would also cause a stomach to distend — but it can also refer to anything that is stretched out as a result of internal pressure.

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   Distend means to swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms, translations and related words.

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   Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.

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   Distend means to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see translations and listen to the pronunciation.

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   Distend means to swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside. Learn how to use this formal or medical word with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.