tumidity

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tu·mid

(to͞o′mĭd, tyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Swollen; distended. Used of a body part or organ.

2. Of a bulging shape; protuberant.

3. Overblown; bombastic: tumid political prose.

[Latin tumidus, from tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

tu·mid′i·ty n.

tu′mid·ly adv.

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Noun

tumidity - slight swelling of an organ or part

tumidness

puffiness, swelling, lump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

tumescence - tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

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