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Definition of distended adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

distended

adjective
 
/dɪˈstendɪd/
 
/dɪˈstendɪd/
(formal or medical)
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  1. (especially of part of the body) larger than normal due to pressure from inside
    • starving children with huge distended bellies
    • She looked very ill and her belly was horribly distended.

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