tumescent

• At any rate, there was the man's organ, a huge piece of sex flesh, half-tumescent in its pride and shown in its own right, a prominent and separate object intended to communicate authority. —  Mr. Sammler's Planet
• Yes, Chris spends large chunks of this episode either naked or tumescent, and there's a wild party sequence, but it's a terribly sad episode. —  What's Alan Watching?
• The most common approach to liposuction today, known as tumescent liposuction, is also considered the safest. —  Best Syndication -
• In tumescent liposuction, the cosmetic surgeon injects the target fat deposits with a solution of lidocaine, an anesthetic, and epinephrine, or synthetic adrenaline. —  Best Syndication -
• These injections not only numb the area, but cause the fat deposits to swell and become firm, or tumescent. —  Best Syndication -

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