Distend: meaning, definitions and examples
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distend
[ dɪˈstɛnd ]
medical
To cause to expand by or as if by internal pressure; to swell.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He could feel his stomach begin to distend after eating too much.
- The balloon distended as more air was pumped into it.
Translations
Translations of the word "distend" in other languages:
🇵🇹 dilatar
🇮🇳 फैलाना
🇩🇪 ausdehnen
🇮🇩 mengembang
🇺🇦 розтягувати
🇵🇱 rozciągać
🇯🇵 膨張する (ぼうちょうする)
🇫🇷 dilater
🇪🇸 dilatar
🇹🇷 genişletmek
🇰🇷 팽창시키다
🇸🇦 يمدد
🇨🇿 roztáhnout
🇸🇰 rozťahovať
🇨🇳 扩张 (kuòzhāng)
🇸🇮 razširiti
🇮🇸 útvíkka
🇰🇿 кеңейту
🇬🇪 გაფართოება
🇦🇿 genişlətmək
🇲🇽 dilatar
Word origin
The word 'distend' originated from the Latin word 'distendere', which means 'to stretch out'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century. The concept of distension has been used in various fields, including medicine, physics, and literature, to describe the act of expanding or swelling something. Over time, the word has evolved to encompass both physical and metaphorical meanings of expansion and stretching.
See also: tend, tendencies, tendency, tender, tending, tension, untended.