Meaning of distend

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.

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distend (Thesaurus)

distemperoid distended

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