Associations to the word «Distended»
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Wiktionary
DISTEND, verb. (intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
DISTEND, verb. (transitive) (reflexive) (archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
DISTEND, verb. (transitive) To cause to swell.
DISTEND, verb. (biology) To cause gravidity.
Dictionary definition
DISTEND, verb. Become wider; "His pupils were dilated".
DISTEND, verb. Cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body".
DISTEND, verb. Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows".
Wise words
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