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distend: Meaning and Definition of
dis•tend
Pronunciation: (di-stend'), [key] ? v.t., v.i.
- to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
- to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.