DISTEND


Meaning of DISTEND in English

dis ‧ tend /dɪˈstend/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] formal

to swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside

—distended adjective :

a distended stomach

—distension /-ˈtenʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable] technical

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.