distended

'distended'

[dilate.v.01] as in: become wider

Examples:
His pupils were dilated

'distended'

[distend.v.02] as in: cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Examples:
The gas distended the animal's body

'distended'

[distend.v.03] as in: swell from or as if from internal pressure

Examples:
The distended bellies of the starving cows

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