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bloated: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "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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| intumescentia |
A swelling. I. Cervicalis, the cervical enlargement of the spinal cord. I. Lumborum, the lumbar enlargement of the cord.
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| intumescent |
(adj.) of paint : swelling and charring when exposed to flame (Merriam-Webster's Unabridged at www.mw.com) (date: 1953)
Ãâó: www.pslc.ws/macrog/proposal/fire/glossary.htm
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| intumescent |
A fire-retardant technology which causes an otherwise flammable material to foam, forming an insulating barrier when exposed to heat.
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| intumescent c. |
a mature cataract that progresses; the lens becomes swollen from the osmotic effect of degenerated lens protein, and this may lead to secondary angle closure (acute) glaucoma.
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