The televised countdowns of the 1950s, whether real or fictional, were frightening temporal experiences, in which time was distended and stretched, and then extinguished.
Preemies' lungs haven't yet developed enough of these surfactants, so the small alveoli squeeze too much and collapse, while the larger ones keep blowing up and get distended.
One common manifestation of this is jugular venous distention, where the jugular vein that brings blood back to the heart takes on more blood and becomes enlarged and distended in the neck.
In the layers of the bladder wall are a mucosa layer that has a transitional epithelium, which is stretchy and allows the bladder to distend while maintaining a barrier between urine and the body.
And then she developed chest pain, and with it, came shortness of breath, distended neck veins, a sweaty brow, a noticeable panting as she was sitting up in a chair -- all signs of heart failure.
We can put on accents, share lewd fantasies or doodle on the newspaper, adding a huge nose and a missing front tooth to the President or giving the fashion model distended ears and masses of curly hair.