tumescent

Words with a similar base: intumescent, tumescent

'tumescent'

[puffy.s.02] as in: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Examples:
hungry children with bloated stomachs
he had a grossly distended stomach
eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
swollen hands
tumescent tissue
puffy tumid flesh

Origins

					tumescent (English)
└── tumescens (Latin)

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