What is the meaning of intumescent?

adjective

  • Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas.
    • usage: "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
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