"tumescence" meaning in English

See tumescence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tjuːˈmɛsəns/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tumescence.wav Forms: tumescences [plural]
Etymology: First attested 1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumescēns (“swelling”), present participle of tumēscō (“I begin to swell”), from tumeō (“I swell”) + -ēscō (“I become”) (English -esce, in this form -escence), stem from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tewh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|tumescence}} French tumescence, {{der|en|la|tumescēns|t=swelling}} Latin tumescēns (“swelling”), {{cog|en|-esce}} English -esce, {{af|en|-escence}} -escence, {{der|en|ine-pro|*tum-éh₁-|t=to be swelling}} Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tumescence (countable and uncountable, plural tumescences)
  1. A swelling due to the presence of fluid. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms Translations (swelling due to presence of fluid): оток (otok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), topoření [neuter] (Czech), zduření [neuter] (Czech), duření [neuter] (Czech), zwelling [feminine] (Dutch), paisuminen (Finnish), о́пухоль (ópuxolʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tumescence-en-noun-Qo3YVdGn Disambiguation of Medical signs and symptoms: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'swelling due to presence of fluid': 96 4
  2. A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medical signs and symptoms Translations (swollen organ): zwelling [feminine] (Dutch), paisunut elin (Finnish), о́пухоль (ópuxolʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tumescence-en-noun-N5tswNRo Disambiguation of Medical signs and symptoms: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'swollen organ': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tumidity, turgescence, turgidity, turgor Derived forms: detumescence, nocturnal penile tumescence

Inflected forms

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