Distend: alternatives and connections

To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlarg…

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To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe.

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To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.

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To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.

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Capable of being distended or dilated.

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Capable of being distended or dilated.

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Same as Distention.

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Same as Distention.

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The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.

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The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.

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To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by inc…

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