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in⋅tu⋅mes⋅cence

  [in-too-mes-uhns, -tyoo-]
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–noun
1. a swelling up, as with congestion.
2. the state of being swollen.
3. a swollen mass.
Origin:
1650–60; < F; see intumesce, -ence

Related forms:
in⋅tu⋅mes⋅cent, adjective
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in·tu·mes·cence   (ĭn'tōō-měs'əns, -tyōō-)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of swelling or the condition of being swollen.

  2. A swollen organ or body part.

in'tu·mes'cent adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tu·mes·cence
Pronunciation: -'mes-&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : the action or process of becomingenlarged or swollen b : the state of being swollen
2 : something (as a tumor) that is swollen or enlarged —in·tu·mesce /-'mes/ intransitive verb -mesced; -mesc·ing

Main Entry: in·tu·mes·cent
Pronunciation: -&nt
Function: adjective
: marked by intumescence
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intumescence in·tu·mes·cence (ĭn't&oomacr;-měs'əns, -ty&oomacr;-)
n.

  1. The act or process of swelling or the condition of being swollen.

  2. A swollen organ or body part.

in'tu·mes'cent adj.

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