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distend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bloat |
| Derivation | distention |
The gas distended the animal's body.
Examples of distend
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In breeding season, the male is able to distend its striking red gular sac.
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We feel pain and bloating when our stomachs distend to make more room.
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Irrigation fluid is used to distend the joint and make a surgical space.
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It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.
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On one occasion they were given a liquid meal, on the other just water to distend the stomach.
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Spaced out and distend when he is just sitting around.
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My doctors are concerned that my teeth will eventually distend, since there aren't other teeth for them to press against.
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The study participants swallowed the MMC and sherbet powder to distend the stomach, which flattens the folds of the stomach.
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Large meals consumed shortly before bed distend the abdomen, put pressure on the diaphragm, restrict breathing, and lead to discomfort.
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- Dilate: become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
- Cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"
- (distension) distention: the act of expanding by pressure from within
- (distension) dilatation: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
- To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell; To extend; to stretch out; to spread out; To cause to swell; To cause gravidity
- (Distended) a swelling due to pressure within, often used to describe a distended abdomen, which is a common symptom of people with gluten and weak in tolerance, in addition to celiac disease.
- (distended) swelled out, stretched in all directions
- (Distension) Enlarging. Visible increase in the waistline. Bloating or swelling of the abdomen
