Tumescent (Adjective)
Meaning
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The doctor was concerned about the tumescent swelling in the patient's ankle after the injury.
- The patient's face was tumescent and red from the allergic reaction to the medication.
- After eating a large meal, his stomach became tumescent and uncomfortable.
- The botanist studied the tumescent plant cells that had absorbed excess water from the soil.
- The pathologist examined the tumescent tissue sample under the microscope to identify the cause of the disease.