tumid
- adjective
- /ˈtjuːmɪd/
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tumefacto
- After the bee sting, his hand became tumid and red, indicating an allergic reaction.
Examples
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The patient's tumid joints indicated inflammation, prompting further medical tests.
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Her eyes fixed on the bodies nearest the light, on tumid faces smeared with the blood of uncontrollable hemorrhages, on gray skin speckled with red petechiae.
Fiction book (1990) -
The doctor examined her tumid abdomen and concluded that it was caused by a buildup of fluid.
Synonyms
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3.2
A body part or object that is larger than normal because it has extra fluid inside
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5.0
A part of the body that is swollen and uncomfortable from extra gas or liquid
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2.2
Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material
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7.9
A body part that is swollen with extra fluid, often full of blood
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3.1
Bigger than normal because it is swollen or has been made larger
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Being swollen because it is full of liquid
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9.8
Swollen body tissue that holds extra fluid
A body part that is swollen in an unusual way, often from liquid or gas
Swollen and puffed up because it fills with liquid or gas
Swollen from pressure inside a body part
Antonyms
How Swollen
Surface Forms
Morphology
tumid = tum + id
The constituents ('tum-' + '-id') are inherited from Latin and are not productive or recognizable English morphemes, so learners cannot reliably derive 'swollen' from the parts.
Etymology
Tumid comes from the Latin tumidus, from tumēre 'to swell', and the same root is in tumor, a word for a swelling. So tumid describes something that is unusually 'swollen' or larger than normal.