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verb
- 1. swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside: "the abdomen distended rapidly"
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1. : extend. the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them Norman Douglas. 2. : to enlarge, expand, or stretch out (as from internal pressure) : swell. a distended abdomen. intransitive verb. : to become enlarged, expanded, or stretched out. causing the stomach to distend. Did you know?
DISTEND definition: 1. (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially…. Learn more.
Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.
DISTEND meaning: 1. (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially…. Learn more.
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. Definitions of distend
distend (something) to swell (= become larger and rounder than before) or make something swell because of pressure from inside. He tied a piece of cloth around his upper arm to impede circulation and distend the veins.
Define distend. distend synonyms, distend pronunciation, distend translation, English dictionary definition of distend. v. dis·tend·ed , dis·tend·ing , dis·tends v. intr. To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure: The puppies ate until their stomachs...
