Tumescent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tuːmˈɛsənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tjuːmˈɛsənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjuːmˈɛsənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tuːmˈɛsənt/.

Examples

hungry children with bloated stomachs
he had a grossly distended stomach
eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tumid puffy turgid intumescent

Parts of Speech

adjective

abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

“hungry children with bloated stomachs”

Word Forms

puffiness	noun	an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
intumescency	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescence	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
tumescence	noun	tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
tumesce	verb	expand abnormally
tumidness	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part
tumidity	noun	slight swelling of an organ or part

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tumeszierend

ungewöhnlich ausgedehnt, insbesondere durch Flüssigkeiten oder Gase

🇪🇸Spanish

tumescente

anormalmente distendido, especialmente por líquidos o gases

🇮🇹Italian

tumescente

disteso in modo anomalo soprattutto da fluidi o gas

🇵🇹Portuguese

tumescente

anormalmente distendido, especialmente por fluidos ou gases

🇷🇺Russian

набухающий

аномально растягивается, особенно жидкостью или газом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ट्यूम्सेंट

विशेष रूप से तरल पदार्थ या गैस द्वारा असामान्य रूप से फूला हुआ

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్యూమెసెంట్

ముఖ్యంగా ద్రవాలు లేదా వాయువుల ద్వారా అసాధారణంగా విస్తరించడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાંઠ

ખાસ કરીને પ્રવાહી અથવા ગેસ દ્વારા અસામાન્ય રીતે વિસ્તરેલું

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്യൂമസെൻ്റ്

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ദ്രാവകങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാതകം എന്നിവയാൽ അസാധാരണമായി വികസിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肿胀的

特别是由于液体或气体而异常膨胀

🇯🇵Japanese

膨張性の

特に液体やガスによって異常に膨張する

🇰🇷Korean

팽창하는

특히 액체나 가스에 의해 비정상적으로 팽창됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sưng tấy

bị căng phồng bất thường đặc biệt là do chất lỏng hoặc khí

🇹🇭Thai

พังทลาย

ขยายตัวผิดปกติโดยเฉพาะจากของเหลวหรือก๊าซ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متورم

منتفخة بشكل غير طبيعي خاصة بسبب السوائل أو الغازات

🇮🇷Persian

طوفان

به طور غیر طبیعی به خصوص در اثر مایعات یا گاز متسع شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şişen

özellikle sıvılar veya gazlar nedeniyle anormal şekilde şişmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹפֵּחַ

מתנפח בצורה חריגה במיוחד על ידי נוזלים או גז

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The primary meaning of 'tumescent' is 'abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas'.

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