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distend (iou) and hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis (medicine)


distend (iou)



distend verb trans. & intrans. LME.
[Latin distendere, formed as DIS- 1 + tendere stretch. Cf. DISTENT.]
Stretch out, extend; spread out at full length or breadth; overstretch, overextend. LME-M19.
Dryden On engines they distend their tortur'd joints.
Swell out or enlarge by pressure from within; expand or dilate by stretching. LME.
W. Irving I could see his..nostrils distend with indignation. P. Ackroyd The meal..distended my stomach.
distendedly adverb in a distended manner M18.
distendible adjective = DISTENSIBLE L17-M18.

hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis (medicine)


hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea and marked by swollen congested conjunctiva, edematous eyelids, and a purulent discharge.