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adjective
- 1. swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated: "a distended belly"
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DISTENDED definition: 1. swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of DISTENDED is enlarged, expanded, or stretched out (as from internal pressure). How to use distended in a sentence. When Should You Use distended?
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.
Distended definition: increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated. See examples of DISTENDED used in a sentence.
DISTENDED meaning: 1. swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of distended adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If a part of your body is distended, or if it distends, it becomes swollen and unnaturally large. [ medicine , formal ] Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas.
Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.
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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