inflated balloon

collocation in English

meaningsofinflatedandballoon

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inflated
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/us
/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd/
Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people think ...
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balloon
noun[C]
uk
/bəˈluːn/us
/bəˈluːn/
a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration, as a children's toy, or for other purposes such as medical treatment or scientific ...
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(Definition ofinflatedandballoonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such patients, theinflatedballoonmay compress the tunnel and compromise the flow of blood into the coronary arteries.
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The macroscopic examination of pulmonary valves did not show any pathologic changes related to the presence of theinflatedballoonin the pulmonary artery.
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Unfortunately, pressures proximal to theinflatedballoonwere not measured to define the pressures required to open these channels.
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The balloons were inflated after delivery of the fetus and theinflatedballooncatheters were used intra-operatively for prophylactic embolotherapy with gelatin sponge.
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The balloons were inflated after delivery of fetus and theinflatedballooncatheters were then used intra-operatively for prophylactic embolotherapy with gelatin sponge.
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Is it not the case that thisinflatedballoonof credit is brought about in this way?
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The fact of the matter is that we are living not only in a colossallyinflatedballoonbut also in a fool's paradise.
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Theinflatedballoonapplies pressure to the cervix, as the baby's head would prior to labour, causing it to dilate.
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Perhaps counterintuitively, the surface area of theinflatedballoonis less than the surface area of the circular sheets.
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This was achieved by twenty soldiers who dragged theinflatedballoonacross thirty miles of ground.
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The system used included aninflatedballoonwith an internally lit flashing light that was launched from inside the skyscraper through a broken window.
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If an exploration is required at a point too distant for the transportation of theinflatedballoon, an additional apparatus for the generation of hydrogen gas will be required.
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They appealed also to the speed and expansion of gaseous bodies, to whirlwinds and inflated balloons.
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The cooled, bubbled-up effect on some areas of the blasted tunnel walls was created by first using inflated balloons pinned to the tunnel walls.
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Reeds are cut and decorated with multicolored crepe paper and half inflated balloons and then are given to children as they pass by on the streets.
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Three jumbo-sized stuffed animals, giant inflated balloons of products, or cardboard promotional signs for products with bonus tags attached to them were scattered throughout the market.
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