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Definition of Intumescent
1. Adjective. Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. "Puffy tumid flesh"
Similar to: Unhealthy
Derivative terms: Intumescence, Intumescency, Puffiness, Tumesce, Tumescence, Tumidity, Tumidness
Definition of Intumescent
1. a. Swelling up; expanding.
Definition of Intumescent
1. Adjective. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intumescent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Intumescent
1. Enlarging; becoming enlarged or swollen. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intumescent
Literary usage of Intumescent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the chest, throat and nasal cavities by Ephraim Fletcher Ingals (1898)
"intumescent RHINITIS, also known as chronic catarrh, and by some considered as
one of the forms of hypertrophie rhinitis, is the most frequent of all ..."
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat by Algernon Coolidge (1915)
"intumescent, Hyperplastic and Hypertrophic Rhinitis.— These terms are used so
differently by different authors, and the conditions which they represent run ..."
3. Diseases of the Nose and Throat by Algernon Coolidge (1915)
"In cases of persistent nasal suppuration, an autogenous vaccine is sometimes of
benefit. intumescent, Hyperplastic and Hypertrophic Rhinitis. ..."
4. A Text-book on Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat by Charles Henry Burnett (1901)
"The second nervous phenomenon accompanying intumescent rhinitis is sneezing.
This is so easily aroused that even stepping into a bright light may excite ..."
5. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1907)
"Treatment of Hypertrophic and intumescent Rhinitis. ... There is no doubt that
the excess of tissue in hyperplastic or intumescent rhinitis can be reduced ..."
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