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distend

/dɪsˈtɛnd/

distendverb

distended

Past Simple

distended

Past Participle

distending

Gerund

/dɪsˈtɛnd/

Translations

The balloon began to distend as more air was pumped into it.

Le ballon a commencé à se distendre à mesure qu’on y pompait davantage d’air.

Additional translations

dilaterSurtout en contexte médical ou anatomique.

Definitions

To swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.

The balloon began to distend as more air was pumped into it.

To enlarge or stretch beyond normal limits; expand.

The colon can distend when excess gas builds up.

Synonyms

distendpast participle

Definitions

Swollen or stretched due to internal pressure.

The patient had a distended abdomen.

distendgerund / present participle

Definitions

Undergoing swelling or expansion.

The distending balloon looked ready to burst.