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; swollenDiscussion. Tumid lupus erythematosus was first documented by a German dermatologist Dr. Erich Hoffmann in 1909 [].]. TLE typically presents as annular, indurated, erythematous,