Meaning Of The Word Distend

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What's The Definition Of Distend?

distend
verb: If a part of your body is distended, or if it distends, it becomes swollen and unnaturally large.

distend in American English
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic
to stretch out

distend in British English
verb: to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate

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