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say it: too-MES-int
tumescent is an adjective meaning "abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas". It carries one recorded sense.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tumescent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.