tumescent

adjective

tu·mes·cent tü-ˈme-sᵊnt

tyü-

Synonyms of tumescent next

: somewhat swollen

tumescent tissue

Examples of tumescent in a Sentence

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

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The first known use of tumescent was in 1882

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tumescent

adjective

tu·mes·cent -ˈmes-ᵊnt

: somewhat swollen

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