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- DictionaryDis·tend/dəˈstend/
verb
- 1. swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside: "the abdomen distended rapidly"
(usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside: During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach. The medication I take causes my lower belly to distend. Fewer examples. Many doctors use different liquids to distend the bladder prior to a biopsy.
distend (something) to swell (= become larger and rounder than before) or make something swell because of pressure from inside. He tied a piece of cloth around his upper arm to impede circulation and distend the veins.
verb. cause to expand as if by internal pressure. “The gas distended the animal's body” see more. verb. swell from or as if from internal pressure. “The distended bellies of the starving cows” see more. verb. become wider. synonyms: dilate. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Distend."
1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate. 2. ( tr) to stretch out or extend. 3. ( tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate. [C14: from Latin distendere, from dis- 1 + tendere to stretch] disˈtender n. disˈtensible adj. disˌtensiˈbility n. disˈtension, disˈtention n.
3 days ago · distend in British English. (dɪˈstɛnd ) verb. 1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate. 2. (transitive) to stretch out or extend. 3. (transitive) to magnify in importance; exaggerate.
Distend definition: to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic. See examples of DISTEND used in a sentence.
Distend definition, to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach. See more.
