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“distended”
distend (verb), distends; distended; distending
1. To stretch out or to extend from an internal pressure.
2. To expand or cause to swell, as by pressure from within; to make or become swollen.
2. To expand or cause to swell, as by pressure from within; to make or become swollen.
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dis-, di-, dif-
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tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious
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distended (adjective), more distended, most distended
Abnormally expanded or increased in size; especially, by fluids or gas.
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tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious
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(Greek: ektasis; dilated, expanded, distended, extension +)