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tumescent
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tu·mes·cent

adjective \-sənt\

Definition of TUMESCENT

: somewhat swollen <tumescent tissue>
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Examples of TUMESCENT

  1. <our pregnant kitty's tumescent middle>

Origin of TUMESCENT

Latin tumescent-, tumescens, present participle of tumescere to swell up, inchoative of tumēre to swell
First Known Use: 1882

Related to TUMESCENT

Synonyms
blown, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen, bloated, tumid, turgid, varicose (also varicosed)

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with TUMESCENT

canescent, decrescent, depressant, fluorescent, incessant, increscent, liquescent, pearlescent, rufescent, suppressant, turgescent

tu·mes·cent

adjective \-ˈmes-ənt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TUMESCENT

: somewhat swollen <tumescent tissue>

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