Associations to the word «Tumescent»
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Wiktionary
TUMESCENT, adjective. Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
TUMESCENT, adjective. Inflated or overblown
Dictionary definition
TUMESCENT, adjective. 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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