DISTENDED

pp. Spread; expanded; dilated by an inclosed substance or force.

distended

dis tend ed |disˈtendəd dɪˈstendɪd | ▶adjective swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated: a distended belly.

distended

distended |dɪˈstɛndɪd | ▶adjective swollen due to pressure from inside; bloated: a distended belly.

distended

distended adjective a distended abdomen: swollen, bloated, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated, expanded, extended, bulging, protuberant.

distended

distended adjective a grossly distended belly: swollen, bloated, tumescent, dilated, engorged, enlarged, inflated, stretched, blown up, pumped up /out; expanded, extended, ballooning, puffy, puffed up; bulbous, bulging, protuberant, prominent, sticking out; technical turgescent, ventricose; rare tumid. ANTONYMS shrunken, deflated.