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tumescent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tumescent \Tu*mes"cent\, a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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" [syn: {bloated}, {distended}, {puffed}, {puffy}, {swollen}, {tumid}]
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