Medical Dictionary
intumescence
noun in·tu·mes·cence \-ˈmes-ən(t)s\
Medical Definition of INTUMESCENCE
1
a : the action or process of becoming enlarged or swollen b : the state of being swollen
2
: something (as a tumor) that is swollen or enlarged
—in·tu·mesce \-ˈmes\ intransitive verb, in·tu·mesced in·tu·mesc·ing
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