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Definition of distend in English: distendverb dɪˈstɛnddəˈstɛnd Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside. 膨胀 no object the abdomen distended rapidly 腹部迅速鼓起。 with object air is introduced into the stomach to distend it 将空气导入胃部使之膨胀。 Example sentencesExamples - Also I'd just had a large helping of pudding at lunch and my stomach was bloated and distended, making seatbelt use out of the question.
- She is now visibly pregnant, at least, with her clothes off, her belly distended with you and everything around her waist thickening.
- After many days I noticed my belly was becoming distended.
- Additionally, there were a few children in the group with thin frames and distended bellies which I normally associate with malnutrition.
- The breathing pattern should be observed, and the patient should be asked to distend the abdomen and then flatten it.
- Then she noted that its belly was distended, and moved slowly.
- At present he is thin, has severe jaundice and his body is distended as his own liver has become swollen and hard.
- The abdomen was mildly distended, but ascites was not evident.
- This morning, it's a dead bird on the small porch, legs up in the air, claws gripping nothing, stomach distended.
- The carbon dioxide in soft drinks can distend your stomach.
- He looked dapper in a blue suit, jacket unbuttoned, showing a stomach distended as if he had swallowed a basketball.
- ‘Bad luck, Paul,’ she says, reflexively rubbing her sore, distended abdomen.
- The ascending aorta was enlarged and distended.
- In April 2003, a young Kazakhstani boy was taken into hospital for an operation on his unusually distended stomach.
- This new pressure distends the ventricles, stretching surrounding nerve fibers and compressing the periventricular parenchyma.
- A very distended stomach is sometimes visible.
- He was huffing and puffing something fierce, distending his cheeks with every exhalation.
- Her head is swollen and her tiny stomach distended.
- In other words, put something into the lungs that will put pressure on them and distend them, and at the same time, be safe.
- His abdomen was severely distended, with liver and spleen palpable to just above the pelvic brim.
Synonyms swell, bloat, bulge, puff out/up, blow up/out, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge rare tumefy, intumesce swollen, bloated, tumescent, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated, stretched, blown up, pumped up/out expanded, extended, ballooning, puffy, puffed up bulbous, bulging, protuberant, prominent, sticking out technical turgescent, ventricose rare tumid
Derivativesnoun dɪˌstɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtidəˌstɛnsəˈbɪlədi mass nounThe capacity to swell as a result of pressure from inside. 膨胀 the colonoscopy was unsuccessful due to poor distensibility of the sigmoid colon Example sentencesExamples - arterial distensibility is known to diminish with age
- The brachial and carotid arteries were tested for intima-media thickness and arterial distensibility.
- Veins are particularly susceptible to gravitational stress due to their distensibility, and blood ‘pools' in dependent veins when we stand.
- Isometric handgrip exercise seems to significantly reduce systolic blood pressure and carotid arterial distensibility.
adjective dɪˈstɛnsɪb(ə)ldəˈstɛnsəb(ə)l Younger people have a highly distensible aorta, which expands during systole and minimises any subsequent rise in blood pressure. Example sentencesExamples - These veins are very thin walled and distensible.
- Krachie and company are arguing, essentially, that a belly of fat is more compressive than skin and muscle are distensible.
- The thicker and less distensible the arteries are, the greater the load on the heart.
- It has an immense bill, and in breeding season its distensible gular pouch is olive to red.
noun dɪˈstɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈstɛnʃ(ə)n mass nounSwelling, especially in part of the body, caused by pressure from inside. she complained of abdominal distension after meals Example sentencesExamples - During the second stage, pain occurs from distension and stretching of pelvic structures and the perineum.
- Veins may become visible when the skin is stretched by generalized abdominal distension.
- With muscular pain, the pain sensation may be due to distension or stretch of the muscular walls or to transient ischemia of the muscle.
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin distendere, from dis- 'apart' + tendere 'to stretch'. Definition of distend in US English: distendverbdəˈstɛnddəˈstend Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside. 膨胀 no object the abdomen distended rapidly 腹部迅速鼓起。 with object air is introduced into the stomach to distend it 将空气导入胃部使之膨胀。 Example sentencesExamples - In other words, put something into the lungs that will put pressure on them and distend them, and at the same time, be safe.
- Her head is swollen and her tiny stomach distended.
- The ascending aorta was enlarged and distended.
- Additionally, there were a few children in the group with thin frames and distended bellies which I normally associate with malnutrition.
- The carbon dioxide in soft drinks can distend your stomach.
- A very distended stomach is sometimes visible.
- The abdomen was mildly distended, but ascites was not evident.
- Also I'd just had a large helping of pudding at lunch and my stomach was bloated and distended, making seatbelt use out of the question.
- He looked dapper in a blue suit, jacket unbuttoned, showing a stomach distended as if he had swallowed a basketball.
- This new pressure distends the ventricles, stretching surrounding nerve fibers and compressing the periventricular parenchyma.
- He was huffing and puffing something fierce, distending his cheeks with every exhalation.
- The breathing pattern should be observed, and the patient should be asked to distend the abdomen and then flatten it.
- She is now visibly pregnant, at least, with her clothes off, her belly distended with you and everything around her waist thickening.
- At present he is thin, has severe jaundice and his body is distended as his own liver has become swollen and hard.
- His abdomen was severely distended, with liver and spleen palpable to just above the pelvic brim.
- Then she noted that its belly was distended, and moved slowly.
- ‘Bad luck, Paul,’ she says, reflexively rubbing her sore, distended abdomen.
- After many days I noticed my belly was becoming distended.
- In April 2003, a young Kazakhstani boy was taken into hospital for an operation on his unusually distended stomach.
- This morning, it's a dead bird on the small porch, legs up in the air, claws gripping nothing, stomach distended.
Synonyms swell, bloat, bulge, puff out, puff up, blow out, blow up, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge swollen, bloated, tumescent, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated, stretched, blown up, pumped out, pumped up
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin distendere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tendere ‘to stretch’. |