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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōchō shita
"患者の腹部は膨張しており、内部の問題を示しています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Swollen or expanded due to pressure from internal contents.
"The patient's abdomen was distended, indicating possible internal issues." - 2
Extended beyond the normal or usual limits.
"The distended expectations of the project led to disappointment among the team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'distended' originates from the Latin 'distendere', meaning 'to stretch out'. It entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, evolving from its original sense of physical stretching to encompass metaphorical uses in describing emotional or psychological states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distended" is said worldwide
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Distendu
Transliteration: dis-tan-dy
"L'abdomen du patient était distendu, indiquant des problèmes internes."
Gestaut
Transliteration: geh-shtout
"Der Bauch des Patienten war gestaut, was auf mögliche innere Probleme hinwies."
Disteso
Transliteration: dis-te-so
"L'addome del paziente era disteso, indicando possibili problemi interni."
Distendido
Transliteration: dis-ten-dee-do
"El abdomen del paciente estaba distendido, indicando posibles problemas internos."
Distendido
Transliteration: dis-ten-dee-do
"O abdômen do paciente estava distendido, indicando possíveis problemas internos."
फुला हुआ
Transliteration: phula hua
"रोगी का पेट फुला हुआ था, जो आंतरिक समस्याओं का संकेत था।"
膨胀的
Transliteration: péngzhàng de
"病人的腹部膨胀，表明可能存在内部问题。"
부풀어 오른
Transliteration: bupureo oreun
"환자의 복부가 부풀어 올랐으며, 이는 내부 문제를 나타냅니다."
膨張した
Transliteration: bōchō shita
"患者の腹部は膨張しており、内部の問題を示しています。"
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