Tumescence
adjective
1.
swelling; slightly tumid.
2.
exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.
3.
pompous and pretentious, especially in the use of language; bombastic.
adjective
1.
swollen or becoming swollen
tumescence tu·mes·cence (tōō-měs’əns, tyōō-)
n.
A swelling or an enlargement.
A swollen condition.
A swollen part or organ.
tumescent tu·mes·cent (tōō-měs’ənt, tyōō-)
adj.
Somewhat tumid.
Becoming swollen; swelling.
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