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tumescent

adjective tu·mes·cent \-s^ənt\

: somewhat swollen

Full Definition of TUMESCENT

: somewhat swollen <tumescent tissue>

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Origin of TUMESCENT

Latin tumescent-, tumescens, present participle of tumescere to swell up, inchoative of tumēre to swell

First Known Use: 1882

Related to TUMESCENT

Synonyms: blown, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen, bloated, tumid, turgid, varicose (also varicosed)

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with TUMESCENT

canescent, decrescent, depressant, fluorescent, incessant, increscent, liquescent, pearlescent, rufescent, suppressant, turgescent

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tumescent

adjective tu·mes·cent \-ˈmes-^ənt\

Medical Definition of TUMESCENT

: somewhat swollen <tumescent tissue>

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