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tumescent

tu·mes·cent

US/tuˈmɛsənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

From Latin tumēscēns (“swelling, bloating”).

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