tumescent

tu·mes·cent  (t-msnt, ty-)

adj.

1. Somewhat tumid.

2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

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[Latin tumscns, tumscent-, present participle of tumscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumre, to swell; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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tumescent [tew-mess-ent]

Adjective

swollen or becoming swollen

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tumescent - 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"