Meaning of the word distended in English

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distended

US /dɪˈsten.dɪd/
UK /dɪˈsten.dɪd/

Adjective

1.

swollen and large in a way that is not normal, especially because of pressure from inside:

Example:
The television showed images of starving children with distended bellies.
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