distended

• His eyes distended, his teeth showed, wild desperation was in his manner Doc Savage got the knife wrist. —  075 - The Gold Ogre
• Their jaws were distended, the afternoon sunlight aglint on rows of hideous teeth Doc Savage's movements seemed to become somewhat unreal, so quickly were they executed. —  017 - The Thousand Headed Man
• He screamed again and his eyes became distended, his features purple. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
• This is exceedingly difficult to elicit when the bladder is very much distended, and from the constrained position of the finger in the bowel PHYMOSIS.--Elongation of the prepuce, with contraction of its orifice, in most cases congenital, sometimes so extreme as to cause difficulty in micturition, and frequently preventing the uncovering of the glans Operation._--In all well-marked cases, the following is required:--The elongated prepuce should be pulled forwards by a pair of catch-forceps, and a circle of skin and mucous membrane removed by a single stroke of a bistoury, or by sharp scissors. —  A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
• If either the bowel or the bladder, or both together, be over-distended, they are brought into closer apposition, and the rectum is consequently more exposed to danger during the latter stages of the operation. —  Surgical Anatomy

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