Defn: The act of becoming tumid; the state of being swollen; intumescence.
TUMESCENT
Tu*mes"cent, a.
Defn: Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.
TUMID Tu"mid, a. Etym: [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. Thumb.]
1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
2. Rising above the level; protuberant. So high as heaved the tumid hills. Milton.
3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic;
falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style.
— Tu"mid*ly, adv.
— Tu"mid*ness, n.
TUMIDITY
Tu*mid"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being tumid.
TUMMALS
Tum"mals, n. (Mining)