ADJECTIVE | all | tumescent, puffy, intumescent, tumid, turgid | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas |
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Sounds | tuwmeh'sihnt | |
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Rhymes | ament ... varmint: 39 rhymes with ihnt... |
Meaning | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. | |
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Example | "tumescent tissue" | |
Synonyms | puffy, intumescent, tumid, turgid | |
Broader | unhealthy | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind |
Spanish | distendido, hinchado, inflado, tumescente, túmido | |
Catalan | distès, inflat, tumescent, túmid | |
Nouns | tumescence | tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues |
Verbs | tumesce | expand abnormally |
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