Definition of distended

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Distended (imp. & p. p.) of Disten.

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Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc..
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas..
Full-blown :: Full-blown (a.) Fully distended with wind, as a sail..
Turgid :: Turgid (a.) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit..
Distensive :: Distensive (a.) Distending, or capable of being distended..
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh..
Distended :: Distended (imp. & p. p.) of Disten.
Blown :: Blown (p. p. & a.) Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas..
Ileus :: Ileus (n.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion..
Distensible :: Distensible (a.) Capable of being distended or dilated.
Expand :: Expand (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy..
Fyke :: Fyke (n.) A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also fyke net..
Distention :: Distention (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Ventriculous :: Ventriculous (a.) Somewhat distended in the middle; ventricular.
Distent :: Distent (a.) Distended.
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp..
Tumored :: Tumored (a.) Distended; swelled.
Bloated :: Bloated (p. a.) Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous..
Wind :: Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing..
Bladder :: Bladder (n.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp..
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