Associations to the word «Tumescent»

Wiktionary

TUMESCENT, adjective. Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
TUMESCENT, adjective. Inflated or overblown

Dictionary definition

TUMESCENT, adjective. 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".

Wise words

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