tumescent
adjective
tu·mes·cent tü-ˈme-sᵊnt 
tyü-
: somewhat swollen
tumescent tissue
Synonyms
- bloated
- blown
- distended
- overinflated
- puffed
- swollen
- tumid
- turgid
- varicose
- varicosed
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
our pregnant kitty's tumescent middle
Word History
Etymology
Latin tumescent-, tumescens, present participle of tumescere to swell up, inchoative of tumēre to swell
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
tumescent
adjective
tu·mes·cent -ˈmes-ᵊnt
: somewhat swollen
tumescent tissue
tumescent
adjective
as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure our pregnant kitty's tumescent middle Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- swollen
- tumid
- distended
- turgid
- varicose
- blown
- overinflated
- bulging
- puffed
- varicosed
- bloated
- expanded
- protuberant
- dilated
- ballooned
- blown up
- ballooning
- ventricose
- dilating
- turgescent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deflated
- collapsed
- detumescent
- salutogenic
- salv
- salva veritate
- salvable
- Salvador
- Salvadora
- Salvadoraceae
- salvadoraceous
- salvadoran
- salvadorans
- salvadorean
- salvadoreans
- salvadores
- salvadorian
- salvadorians
- salvadors
- salvage
- salvage boat
- salvage corps
- salvage cover
- salvage cutting
- salvage loss
- salvage man
- salvageabilities
- salvageability