SKLONKLISH
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tumescent
tumescent
\tü-ˈme-sənt\
adjective
: somewhat swollen {
tumescent
tissue}
Etymology: Latin
tumescent-, tumescens,
present participle of
tumescere
to swell up, inchoative of
tumēre
to swell
You can have a lot of fun with this word.
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