- tumescence
- noun Date: 1859 the quality or state of being tumescent; especially readiness for sexual activity marked especially by vascular congestion of the sex organs
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tumescence — [ tymesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1839; du lat. tumescens, de tumescere « s enfler » ♦ Didact. Gonflement des tissus (⇒ intumescence, turgescence). Tumescence pathologique. ⇒ tuméfaction, tumeur. ♢ Spécialt Turgescence (d un organe érectile), marquant un état … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tumescence — is the quality or state of being tumescent or swollen. Tumescence usually refers to the normal engorgement with blood (vascular congestion) of the erectile tissues, marking sexual excitation and possible readiness for sexual activity. The… … Wikipedia
tumescence — (n.) 1859, from Fr. tumescence, from L. tumescentem (nom. tumescens) swelling, prp. of tumescere begin to swell, from tumere to swell (see THIGH (Cf. thigh)) + inchoative suffix escere. The earliest attested form of the word in English is… … Etymology dictionary
Tumescence — Tu*mes cence, n. [L. tumescens, entis, p.pr. of tumescere to swell up, v. incho. fr. tumere to swell.] The act of becoming tumid; the state of being swollen; intumescence; applied especially to the state of swelling of the vascular tissue in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumescence — [to͞o mes′əns, tyo͞omes′əns] n. 〚< L tumescens, prp. of tumescere, to swell up, inceptive of tumere, to swell: see TUMOR〛 1. a swelling; distention 2. a swollen or distended part tumescent adj. * * * tu·mes·cence (to͞o mĕsʹəns, tyo͞o ) … Universalium
tumescence — [to͞o mes′əns, tyo͞omes′əns] n. [< L tumescens, prp. of tumescere, to swell up, inceptive of tumere, to swell: see TUMOR] 1. a swelling; distention 2. a swollen or distended part tumescent adj … English World dictionary
tumescence — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS The doming or uprising of a volcano commonly due to inflation of a shallow magma chamber. Regional tumescence commonly occurs prior to a major pyroclastic eruption, but may also occur following an eruption as less… … Glossary of volcanic terms
tumescence — tumescent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ swollen or becoming swollen. DERIVATIVES tumescence noun … English terms dictionary
Tumescence pénienne nocturne — La tumescence pénienne nocturne (TPN) ou érection nocturne est la survenue spontanée d une érection du pénis pendant le sommeil ou le réveil (érection matinale). Tous les hommes (depuis les nourrissons jusqu aux personnes âgées) sans dysfonction… … Wikipédia en Français
tumescence — n. [L. tumescere, to swell up] Slightly tumid or enlarged … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
