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词汇 distending
释义 distending
present participle ofdistend
distend
verb[ I or T ]
uk /dɪˈstend/ us /dɪˈstend/
(usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside: (通常指腹部或身体其他部位)鼓起,隆起,凸起
During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach.
The medication I take causes my lower belly to distend.
Many doctors use different liquids to distend the bladder prior to a biopsy.
When the tube is in place, air will be passed through it to distend the colon and give a clearer view of the lining.
She taps the vein to encourage it to distend.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Stretching the body
akimbo
crane
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distend
distension
extend
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reach
spread
spreadeagled
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Examples of distending


distending

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The cortical granules (c) appear swollen, distending the surrounding cytoplasm, and contain filamentous material.
The oesophagus is in a 'collapsed' state, distending when liquid or food or air is ingested.
With reference to the arterial system, compliance is a relationship between change in arterial volume, divided by the associated distending pressure.
Thus, when the egg jelly precursor is shed into the perivitelline cleft it starts swelling and distending the vitelline envelope before it penetrates out of the envelope.
In pregnancies located in the caesarean scar, the sac is placed wholly inside the scar tissue, distending it, and the rest of the uterine cavity is empty.
We have been distending our invisible exports by every conceivable means.
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An alternative explanation is that some tribes in the region had a practice of distending their earlobes by earrings or other ornaments.
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This finding was also confirmed for other cytolethal distending toxins in subsequent studies.
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During inspiration the high positive pressures in the pulmonary blood vessels pushing out are met by negative pressures distending the blood vessel and placing increased stress on the walls.
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