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tumescent - 5 dictionary results
tu⋅mes⋅cent
[too-mes-uh
nt, tyoo-]
–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
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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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.
- Somewhat tumid.
- Becoming swollen; swelling.
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