intumesce

[ in-too-mes, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs, -tyʊ- /

verb (used without object), in·tu·mesced, in·tu·mesc·ing.

to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
to bubble up.

Origin of intumesce

1790–1800; < Latin intumēscere to swell up, equivalent to in- in-2 + tumēscere, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -ēscere -esce

Words nearby intumesce

intuitionalism, intuitionism, intuitive, intuitive stage, intuitivism, intumesce, intumescence, inturn, intussuscept, intussusception, intussusceptum

British Dictionary definitions for intumesce

intumesce
/ (ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs) /

verb

(intr) to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence

Word Origin for intumesce

C18: from Latin intumescere, from tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre to swell

Medical definitions for intumesce

intumesce
[ ĭn′tōō-mĕs′ ]

v.

To swell or expand; enlarge.
To bubble up, especially from the effect of heating.