distended

«distended» in Mova's school dictionary: swollen and stretched out from inside, often by gas… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (distended); verb distend (distend, distends, distended, distending)

meaning for a pupil

1) Distended means swollen and stretched out from inside, often by gas, liquid or food. tree →

2) (medicine) A distended belly or stomach is swollen, which can be a sign of illness or hunger. tree →

sense in the lessons

A medical and science word; doctors and nature books use it. In stories and news it can describe sick or starving people or animals, so it is a serious word. Phrases: distended belly, distended stomach, distended veins.

examples

• After the huge feast the snake's body was distended. tree →
• The vet checked the cow's distended stomach. tree →
• The balloon was distended until it nearly popped. tree →
• The doctor said a distended tummy can mean trapped wind. tree →
• The photo showed hungry children with distended bellies. tree →
• The frog's throat was distended as it croaked. tree →

note

Formal; everyday words are swollen, puffed up, bloated. Do not mix up with «distant» or «extended». The verb distend is rarer than the adjective.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «distended» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.