dis·tend 
/dɪˈstɛnd/ verb
dis·tends; dis·tend·ed; dis·tend·ing /dɪˈstɛnd/ verb medical + formal : to become larger and rounder because of pressure from inside [no obj] ▪ The illness can cause the stomach to distend. [=swell] [+ obj] ▪ an abdomen distended by disease ▪ a distended abdomen/stomach
— dis·ten·sion or US dis·ten·tion /dɪˈstɛnʃən/ noun [noncount]
▪ abdominal distension [=swelling]
/dɪˈstɛnʃən/ noun [noncount] ▪ abdominal distension [=swelling]
