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Meanings of distend in English
Usage of distend in English
1
This, though not agreeable to the mind, served to distend the body.
2
His stomach, distend it as he will-itis very small-resentsbeing distended.
3
Sometimes he sees it... And as he gazes, his pupils suddenly distend.
4
This superabundance of fluid only serves to distend the stomach and impede digestion.
5
When he glanced down he saw the floor decking itself had started to distend.
6
His cheeks seemed to distend and his eyes grow smaller.
7
Blebs signal cell suicide; when stressed cells start chopping up their own proteins, their membranes distend.
8
The nostrils of the Panther began to distend, and streaks of red appeared on his eyeballs.
9
The main object is to distend the rectum by means of the water, thereby producing reflex stimulation.
10
You will find it impossible to breathe, for the muscles of your chest will distend the ribs.
11
The other two failures were caused by desaturation in the patient, and inability to distend the duodenum.
12
His nostrils distended at the memory and again he searched the lowlands.
13
The most ordinary incidents distended, inflated themselves in a really unaccountable manner.
14
Her eyes flattened, distended, and sparked like micaceous rock in the dark.
15
The distended udders of thousands of camels were an assurance of plenty.
16
Their dogs were distended into creatures of the size of musk oxen.
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