tumescence

n. 肿胀, 肿大, 肿大部分 [医] 肿胀, 肿大

发音

UK /tjuːˈmɛsəns/
其它

词形变化

tumescences 复数 tumescences

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A swelling due to the presence of fluid.

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  2. 2.

    A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

tumidity tumidness

相关短语

nocturnal penile tumescence

词源

First attested 1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumescēns (“swelling”), present participle of tumēscō (“to begin to swell”), from tumeō (“to swell”) + -ēscō (incohative suffix) (English -esce, in this form -escence), stem from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”).

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