HyperDic: tumescence

English > 1 sense of the word tumescence:
NOUNstatetumescencetumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
English > tumescence: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningtumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues.
Broadertumidity, tumidnessSlight swelling of an organ or part
Adjectivestumescentabnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

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