INTUMESCENT

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : puffy , tumescent , tumid , turgid

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