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Tumescent

Tumescent Meaning & Definition
Tumescent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tumescent?

[adj] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tumescent: bloated | distended | puffed | puffy | swollen | tumid | turgid | unhealthy

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Tumescent In Webster's Dictionary

\Tu*mes"cent\, a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.

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