distension

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distend
Structures resembling bronchioles and distended alveoli are present between cysts, no cartilage present in the walls.
While the vortices in the upper row are swept along the edge with minor distortion, those in the lower row are rapidly distorted, or distended.
The gland contains glycogen deposits, and rough endoplasmic reticulum distended into cisternae with granular material.
The cortical granules (c) appear swollen, distending the surrounding cytoplasm, and contain filamentous material.
Infected lengths of intestine were pale, and distended (2 x control diameter).
The sculptures show qualities that are observed in death: bloating, distended bellies and navels, closed eyes, and puffy faces.
Sub-pleural lymphatics were mildly distended in all lobes and regions drained by the banded veins.
The perceived image will then be vertically distended.
The hindbody of females continues to enlarge throughout the life of the adult as the uterus becomes distended with eggs.
The confluence was distended by increased pulmonary blood flow and only then was it identified.
Section 2.5), if the two membranes adhere, they will distend as the micropipette is retracted.
At this stage the thoracic segments are markedly swollen, and the abdominal segments distended, the longitudinal and transverse ridge becoming prominent.
Further, the distension is generally not uniform, so that some parts of the object may be highly distended, and others very little.
Greatly distended gut lumen containing a host nucleus (nu).
As a result, the lower uterine segment is repeatedly distended during contraction allowing compression of the presenting part onto the cervix.
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