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tu⋅mes⋅cent

  [too-mes-uhnt, tyoo-]
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–adjective
1. swelling; slightly tumid.
2. exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.
3. pompous and pretentious, esp. in the use of language; bombastic.
Origin:
1880–85; < L tumēscent- (s. of tumēscēns, prp. of tumēscere to begin to swell), equiv. to tum(ēre) to swell + -ēscent- -escent

Related forms:
tu⋅mes⋅cence, noun
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tu·mes·cent   (tōō-měs'ənt, tyōō-)   
adj.  
  1. Somewhat tumid.
  2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

[Latin tumēscēns, tumēscent-, present participle of tumēscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Tumescent

Tu*mes"cent\, a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.
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Main Entry: tu·mes·cent
Pronunciation: -'mes-&nt
Function: adjective
: somewhat swollen <tumescent tissue>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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tumescent tu·mes·cent (t&oomacr;-měs'ənt, ty&oomacr;-)
adj.

  1. Somewhat tumid.
  2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

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