tumescence.

An increase in the size or fullness of tissue, often through accumulated blood or fluid.

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Words that belong together

• tissue tumescence
• local tumescence
• penile tumescence

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The localized tumescence subsided when the pressure was relieved.

The examination recorded tumescence without treating it as evidence of infection.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.