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tumescent

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tu·mes·cent  (t-msnt, ty-)
adj.
1. Somewhat tumid.
2. Becoming swollen; swelling.
[Latin tumscns, tumscent-, present participle of tumscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumre, to swell; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]
tumescent [tjuːˈmɛsənt]
adj
swollen or becoming swollen
[from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre]
tumescence  n
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Adj.1.tumescent - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gastumescent - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
intumescent, puffy, tumid, turgid
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
Translations
tumescent [tjuːˈmesnt] ADJ → tumescente
tumescent
adj (form) → anschwellend
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