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单词 distend
释义
distend
verb[IorT]
uk
/dɪˈstend/us
/dɪˈstend/
(usually of thestomachor anotherpartof thebody) toswellandbecomelarge,especiallybecause ofpressurefrom inside:
Duringdigestion,sugarmayproducewindthat distends thestomach.
ThemedicationI takecausesmylowerbellyto distend.
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  • Manydoctorsuse differentliquidsto distend thebladderpriorto abiopsy.
  • When thetubeis inplace,airwill bepassedthrough it to distend thecolonand give aclearerviewof thelining.
  • Shetapstheveintoencourageit to distend.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stretching the body
  • crane
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  • extend
  • outstretched
  • reach
  • spread
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out

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distension
(Definition ofdistendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
distend
verb[I]
uk
/dɪˈstend/us
/dɪˈstend/
(usually of thestomachor otherpartof thebody) toswellandbecomelarge(as if) bypressurefrom inside
（通常指腹部或身体其他部位）鼓起，隆起，凸起
In therefugeecentreswesawmanychildrenwhosestomachswere distended because oflackoffood.在难民中心，我们看到许多孩子由于缺少食物腹部都鼓了起来。

Examplesofdistend

distend
Structures resembling bronchioles and distended alveoli are present between cysts, no cartilage present in the walls.
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While the vortices in the upper row are swept along the edge with minor distortion, those in the lower row are rapidly distorted, or distended.
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The gland contains glycogen deposits, and rough endoplasmic reticulum distended into cisternae with granular material.
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The cortical granules (c) appear swollen, distending the surrounding cytoplasm, and contain filamentous material.
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Infected lengths of intestine were pale, and distended (2 x control diameter).
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The sculptures show qualities that are observed in death: bloating, distended bellies and navels, closed eyes, and puffy faces.
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Sub-pleural lymphatics were mildly distended in all lobes and regions drained by the banded veins.
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The perceived image will then be vertically distended.
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The hindbody of females continues to enlarge throughout the life of the adult as the uterus becomes distended with eggs.
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The confluence was distended by increased pulmonary blood flow and only then was it identified.
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Section 2.5), if the two membranes adhere, they willdistendas the micropipette is retracted.
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At this stage the thoracic segments are markedly swollen, and the abdominal segments distended, the longitudinal and transverse ridge becoming prominent.
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Further, the distension is generally not uniform, so that some parts of the object may be highly distended, and others very little.
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Greatly distended gut lumen containing a host nucleus (nu).
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As a result, the lower uterine segment is repeatedly distended during contraction allowing compression of the presenting part onto the cervix.
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