distended

dis·tend

 (dĭ-stĕnd′)

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 distended.

v.tr.

To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate: Fluid distends a blister.

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[Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·ten′si·ble (dĭ-stĕn′sə-bəl) adj.

dis·ten′si·bil′i·ty n.

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distended

(dɪsˈtɛndɪd)

adj

swollen, esp as an indication of illness or injury

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Thesaurus

distended

adjective swollen, stretched, expanded, enlarged, inflated, bloated, puffy, dilated, tumescent an infant with a distended belly

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Translations

مُنْتَفِخ

nafouklýnapjatýodulý

opsvulmetudspilet

ausgedehnt

dilaté

felfújt

òaninn, teygîur

išsiplėtęsištinęs

izpletiespietūcis

oppsvulmetutspilt

nafúknutý

kabarmışşişmiş

扩张的肿胀的

distended

[dɪˈstɛndɪd] adj (= swollen) [stomach] → distendu(e)

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distended

[dɪsˈtɛndɪd] adj (stomach) → dilatato/a

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distended

(diˈstendəd) adjective

stretched; swollen. opswelling, rekking, omvang مُنْتَفِخ разширен distendido napjatý; nafouklý, odulý ausgedehnt udspilet; opsvulmet πρησμένος, τεντωμένοςdilatado laienenud, paisunud, punnis, paistes ورم کرده؛ بادکرده laajentunut dilatéמנופח फूला हुआ, सुजा हुआ raširen, nateknut felfújt membesar, membengkak þaninn, teygður dilatato, gonfiato ふくれた 확장시키다 išsiplėtęs, ištinęs izpleties; pietūcis mengembang gezwollenutspilt, oppsvulmet rozciągnięty, rozdęty اوږدول، لو بول، پړسول، ارتول، ډډول distendido dilatat; umflat натянутый; надутый nafúknutý razširjen, nabrekel naduti se utvidgad, spänd ขยาย; บวม şişmiş, kabarmış 腫脹的，擴張的 витягнутий پھولا ہوا bị sưng to 肿胀的，扩张的

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