distending
present participle ofdistend
distend
verb[IorT]
uk/dɪˈstend/us/dɪˈstend/(usually of thestomachor anotherpartof thebody) toswellandbecomelarge,especiallybecause ofpressurefrom inside:
Duringdigestion,sugarmayproducewindthat distends thestomach.
ThemedicationI takecausesmylowerbellyto distend.
- Manydoctorsuse differentliquidsto distend thebladderpriorto abiopsy.
- When thetubeis inplace,airwill bepassedthrough it to distend thecolonand give aclearerviewof thelining.
- Shetapstheveintoencourageit to distend.
Stretching the body
- crane
- distend
- distension
- extend
- outstretched
- reach
- spread
- stretch
- stretch(yourself)out
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distending
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The cortical granules (c) appear swollen,distendingthe surrounding cytoplasm, and contain filamentous material.
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The oesophagus is in a 'collapsed' state,distendingwhen liquid or food or air is ingested.
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With reference to the arterial system, compliance is a relationship between change in arterial volume, divided by the associateddistendingpressure.
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Thus, when the egg jelly precursor is shed into the perivitelline cleft it starts swelling anddistendingthe vitelline envelope before it penetrates out of the envelope.
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In pregnancies located in the caesarean scar, the sac is placed wholly inside the scar tissue,distendingit, and the rest of the uterine cavity is empty.
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We have beendistendingour invisible exports by every conceivable means.
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An alternative explanation is that some tribes in the region had a practice ofdistendingtheir earlobes by earrings or other ornaments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This finding was also confirmed for other cytolethaldistendingtoxins in subsequent studies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During inspiration the high positive pressures in the pulmonary blood vessels pushing out are met by negative pressuresdistendingthe blood vessel and placing increased stress on the walls.
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