engorgement
pronunciation
How to pronounce engorgement in British English:
UK [ɪn'gɔ:dʒmənt]
How to pronounce engorgement in American English:
US [ɪn'gɔdʒmənt]
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- Noun:
- congestion with blood
- eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
Word Origin
- engorgement (n.)
- 1610s, from engorge + -ment or else from French engorgement.
Example
- 1. Even after you orgasm , you still have that pre-orgasm feeling of genital engorgement .
- 2. Nitric oxide in turn stimulates the blood vessel dilator cgmp , the on / off switch for engorgement and erection .