tumescent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tumēscēns (“swelling, bloating”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /tuˈmɛsənt/, /tjuˈmɛsənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === tumescent (comparative more tumescent, superlative most tumescent) Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue. Inflated or overblown. ==== Synonyms ==== tumid turgescent turgid ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === tumescent (feminine tumescente, masculine plural tumescents, feminine plural tumescentes) tumescent === Further reading === “tumescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === tumēscent third-person plural future active indicative of tumēscō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tumescent. === Adjective === tumescent m or n (feminine singular tumescentă, masculine plural tumescenți, feminine/neuter plural tumescente) tumescent ==== Declension ====