TUMESCENT

puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

tumescent (comparative more tumescent, superlative most tumescent)

Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.

Inflated or overblown.

Synonyms

• tumid

• turgescent

• turgid

Source: Wiktionary

Tu*mes"cent, a.

Definition: Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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