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become distended

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The capillaries and larger vessels thus become distended, and an escape of liquid and solid constituents of the blood takes place.

The nerves controlling the circulation of the eye are partially paralyzed, and thus the relaxed vessels become distended.

Sometimes the stomach fails to become distended by this procedure.

When this large vaso-motor nerve is cut in animals anywhere in its course, the veins of the abdomen become distended enormously.

The veins of the legs become distended, knotted, and painful.

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to become distended, such as: accumulate, add to, balloon, bloat, bulge, and enlarge.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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