distending

/dɪˈstɛndɪŋ/

verb

To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell

Examples :

"The balloon was distending with air as he kept blowing into it. "

verb

To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.

Examples :

"The balloon was distending as we continued to blow air into it. "

physiology medicine body

verb

To cause to swell.

Examples :

"The child's stomach was distending after he ate too much candy. "

medicine physiology body

verb

To cause gravidity.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the hormonal changes were distending her abdomen as the pregnancy progressed. "

physiology medicine body biology

Meanings

Examples :

"The balloon was distending with air as he kept blowing into it. "

Examples :

"The balloon was distending as we continued to blow air into it. "

Examples :

"The child's stomach was distending after he ate too much candy. "

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the hormonal changes were distending her abdomen as the pregnancy progressed. "

Related Words

stomach noun

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

pregnancy noun

The condition of being pregnant.

changes noun

The process of becoming different.

continued verb

To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

explained verb

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

hormonal adjective

Pertaining to hormones.

balloon noun

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

blowing verb

To produce an air current.

pressure noun

A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

internal adjective

Inside of something

stretch noun

An act of stretching.

progressed verb

To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.