You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
EXTUMESCENCE
Ex`tu*mes"cence, n. Etym: [L. ex. + tumescens, p. pr. of tumescere, incho. fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. extumescence.]
Definition: A swelling or rising. [R.] Cotgrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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