tumescence

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

Word Origin

tumescence (n.)
1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumescentem (nominative tumescens) "swelling," present participle of tumescere "begin to swell, swell up," figuratively "grow excited, become enraged," inceptive of tumere "to swell" (see tumid) + inchoative suffix -escere.

Example

1. Neck and occipital lymph nodey tumescence .

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