tumescence

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumescēns (“swelling”), present participle of tumēscō (“to begin to swell”), from tumeō (“to swell”) + -ēscō (incohative suffix) (English -esce, in this form -escence), stem from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tjuːˈmɛsəns/ === Noun === tumescence (countable and uncountable, plural tumescences) A swelling due to the presence of fluid. Synonyms: tumidity, turgescence, turgidity, turgor; see also Thesaurus:swollenness A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue. ==== Derived terms ==== detumescence nocturnal penile tumescence ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Noun === tumescence f (plural tumescences) tumescence ==== Derived terms ==== détumescence intumescence === Further reading === “tumescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012