Clinical epidemiology of tumid lupus erythematosus: A

tumi4d2. tumid - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; hungry children with bloated stomachs; he had a grossly distended stomach; eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids; swollenTumid and turgid appear to be very similar in meaning both etymologically and in modern usage, but to my ears and by association with tumor, tumid carries a more negative, serious