Definition of
Tumescence
- (noun, state) tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
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Origin of the word Tumescence
- 1859, from Fr. tumescence, from L. tumescentem (nom. tumescens) "swelling," prp. of tumescere "begin to swell," from tumere "to swell" (see thigh) + inchoative suffix -escere. The earliest attested form of the word in Eng. is tumefaction (1597). more
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