 distended |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | |
| Synonyms: | swollen puffed bloated tumescent tumid turgid puffy | |
| Examples: | "hungry children with bloated stomachs" "he had a grossly distended stomach" "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids" "swollen hands" "tumescent tissue" "puffy tumid flesh" |
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| Related terms: | unhealthy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination) | |
| Synonyms: | swollen | |
| Examples: | "distended wineskins" "the need to clean out swollen inventories" "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked" "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes" |
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| Related terms: | combining_form expanded | |
| Similar spelling: |
distend distention distension dissidence distensible distance distemper dissident Distin distant diction |
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