tumescent

adj.

1. Somewhat tumid.
2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

[Latin tumēscēns, tumēscent-, present participle of tumēscere, to begin to swell.]

adjective

Filled up with or as if with something insubstantial: flatulent, inflated, overblown, tumid, turgid, windy. See increase/decrease, plain/fancy.

(tū-mĕs'ənt, tyū-)
adj.

1. Somewhat tumid.
2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
  Synonyms: bloated, distended, puffed, puffy, swollen, tumid, turgid

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svulmende, opsvulmet

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezwollen

Français (French)
adj. - tumescent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - anschwellend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρησμένος, διογκωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
tumescente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intumescido (m), túmido (m)

Русский (Russian)
(мед.) опухающий, опухший

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tumescente, tumefacto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - svullnande, svullen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肿起的, 肿胀性的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 腫起的, 腫脹性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 과장된, 팽창한, 정서가 풍부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 膨脹した, 大げさな, 誇張した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منتفخ, ورم, متورم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תופח, תופח כתגובה לגירוי מיני‬

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