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English
Etymology
Past participle of distend.
Pronunciation
Adjective
distended (comparative more distended, superlative most distended)
- Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.
- (biology) gravid.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
distended
- simple past and past participle of distend
Spanish
Verb
distended
- second-person plural imperative of distender