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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" (from PIE root *teue- "to swell"), with inchoative suffix -escere.
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Definitions of tumescence
Dictionary entries near tumescence
tumble-down
tumbler
tumbleweed
tumbrel
tumefaction
tumescence
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tummy
tumor
tumour