become distended
Example Sentences
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The suction tube was left in to draw off gas lest he become distended and disrupt his wound.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the contrary, says Lapides, it causes the bladder to become distended, with its walls taut and blood circulation diminished.
From Time Magazine Archive
Onik says it works only for a "contained" rupture -- a disk that has become distended but has not yet broken through the fibers that hold its contents in place.
From Time Magazine Archive
When nursing is discontinued the breasts are apt to become distended and uncomfortable.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)
At the same time, the testicles of the male fish, which are contained within the abdominal cavity, become distended with developed zoösperms.
From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey
