distended

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English

Etymology

Past participle of distend.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈstɛndɪd/
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  • Hyphenation: dis‧tend‧ed
  • Rhymes: -ɛndɪd

Adjective

distended (comparative more distended, superlative most distended)

  1. Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.
  2. (biology) gravid.

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Verb

distended

  1. simple past and past participle of distend

Spanish

Verb

distended

  1. second-person plural imperative of distender