- Main Entry:
- in·tu·mes·cence

- Pronunciation:
-
\-ˈmes-ən(t)s\
- Function:
- noun
1 a: the action or process of becoming enlarged or swollen b: the state of being swollen2: something (as a tumor) that is swollen or enlarged
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in·tu·mesce \-ˈmes\
verb intransitive,
in·tu·mesced in·tu·mesc·ing