distend

[US]/dɪ'stend/
[UK]/dɪ'stɛnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cause to expand; cause to enlarge
vi. expand; enlarge

Phrases & Collocations

distended belly

Example Sentences

the abdomen distended rapidly.

air is introduced into the stomach to distend it.

The patients were asked to micturate to distend the urethra.

The balloon was distended because of filling of hydrogen.

His stomach began to distend after eating too much food.

The balloon started to distend as more air was blown into it.

The doctor noticed the distended veins in the patient's legs.

The frog's throat distended as it prepared to croak.

The distended belly of the pregnant woman was a sign of her impending delivery.

The balloon distended to its full size before popping.

The distended river overflowed its banks during the heavy rain.

The distended abdomen of the patient indicated a serious medical condition.

The distended balloon floated high in the sky.

The distended sails of the ship caught the wind and propelled it forward.

Real-world Examples

Visible signs include a distended abdomen with ascites, and Caput Medusae or visibly engorged superficial abdominal veins.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

Foaming at the mouth, distended abdomen.

Source: English little tyrant

It was Belle Watling and Scarlett had a glimpse of nostrils distended with dislike before she disappeared again.

Source: Gone with the Wind

It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

He should distill different solutions ditto until they were distended.

Source: Pan Pan

Her uterus is still distend because it has the other baby in there.

Source: Medical knowledge in film and television dramas.

" Now I'll read it, " I cried, after having well distended my lungs with air.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Then he would withdraw growling viciously, backing away with grinning jaws distended, to sulk for an hour or so.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

His nostrils quivered and distended as he read, and his lips moved as though he were forming every word.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

The skull was enormous, smooth and distended like that of a hydrocephalic, and the forehead protruded over the face hideously.

Source: Magician

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