1. distended - Adjective
2. distended - Verb
of Distend
Source: Webster's dictionaryAbove the level of the obstruction, there are several loops of hypertrophied bowel distended with fluid. Source: Internet
A new style of art from this period shows people with exposed ribs and distended bellies, indicative of malnutrition, and it is around this time that many islanders moved to living in fortified caves and the first signs of warfare and cannibalism appear. Source: Internet
Between his eyebrows there was a vein which distended when he was angry. Source: Internet
On examination, signs of chronic liver disease such as spider angiomata (small distended blood vessels, usually on the chest) may be observed. Source: Internet
The classic finding is pulsus paradoxus as well as Beck's triad (low arterial blood pressure, distended neck veins, & soft heart sounds). Source: Internet
Along the banks of the Tachira River dividing Colombia and Venezuela, many of the indigenous children have lice and distended bellies from malnutrition or parasites. Source: Internet