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View synonyms for distended

distended

[ dih-sten-did ]

adjective

  1. increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated:

    the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.

  2. swollen, by or as by internal pressure, out of normal size or shape; protuberant:

    distended wineskins; the distended arteries of his neck.



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Other Words From

  • dis·tended·ly adverb
  • dis·tended·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of distended1

First recorded in 1590–1600; distend + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

His eye looked "very distended, swollen," he said.

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He still had the slightly distended belly and sagging skin which indicate malnutrition in children.

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Cardiac activity can influence auditory and visual perception, and touch and sensory perceptions have been shown to be impaired during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle when blood vessels are briefly distended.

He was severely jaundiced with a distended belly.

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His wizened arms and painfully distended stomach told the story.

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