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   distended

   /dɪˈstɛndɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated: "a distended belly"

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   What does distended mean in medical terms?

   • 1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. 2. abnormally expanded or increased in size; ('swollen' is sometimes used in combination) Familiarity information: DISTENDED used as an adjective is rare.

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   What does distend mean?

   • 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. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.

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   • distendido… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISTENDED definition: 1. swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside: 2…. Learn more.

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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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   Distended means swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside. See how to use this word in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   Distended means enlarged, expanded, or stretched out (as from internal pressure). Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of distended from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Distended definition: increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated. See examples of DISTENDED used in a sentence.

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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 and distended.

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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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   Distended means swollen, especially from internal pressure. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of distended in English and other languages.

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   swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside: The television showed images of starving children with distended bellies. His abdomen had become very distended. Fewer examples. The left side of his face was grotesquely distended. She had a painfully distended stomach.