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tumescence definition

tu·mes·cence (to̵̅o̅ mes′əns, tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

  1. a swelling; distention
  2. a swollen or distended part

Etymology: < L tumescens, prp. of tumescere, to swell up, inceptive of tumere, to swell: see tumor

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