tumescent
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
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”Synonyms: puffyintumescenttumidturgid
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Tumescent \Tu*mes"cent\, a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]