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tu·mes·cent (t

-m

nt, 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.

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"

Translations

tumescent [tjuːˈmesnt] ADJ → tumescente

tumescent

adj (form) → anschwellend

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