tumescent

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: puffyintumescenttumidturgid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tumescent \Tu*mes"cent\, a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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