tumescence

/tjuːˈmesns/ (bre, ipa) · /tuːˈmesns/ (ame, ipa) · /tü-ˈme-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce tumescence (audio) tyü-/ (ame, mw)

tumescence — noun

1. swelling in a body part, especially when extra blood flow causes it during sexua

1.名詞C2
釋義

swelling in a body part, especially when extra blood flow causes it during sexual arousal.

例句

The doctor explained that mild tumescence can happen during normal sexual arousal.

formal medical noun for swelling during arousal

The chart noted tumescence around Nila's ankle after she fell on the stairs.

clinical note: tumescence around an injured body part

同義詞
  • swelling

    the broad everyday word for a body part becoming larger

  • engorgement

    more strongly suggests filling with blood or another fluid

  • distension

    more technical and often used for stretching outward

反義詞
  • shrinkage

    describes a body part becoming smaller again after swelling

用法筆記

Usually used in formal or medical writing. In everyday English, people more often say swelling, or erection when the context is sexual.

常見錯誤

❌The room filled with tumescence before the concert.
✅The room filled with excitement before the concert.
💡tumescence refers to physical swelling, not emotional excitement.