tumescence
/tjuːˈmesns/ (bre, ipa) · /tuːˈmesns/ (ame, ipa) · /tü-ˈme-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce tumescence (audio) tyü-/ (ame, mw)
tumescence — 名詞
1. swelling in a body part, especially when extra blood flow causes it during sexua
腫脹
身體部位因充血等而腫脹，尤指性興奮時
swelling in a body part, especially when extra blood flow causes it during sexual arousal.
The doctor explained that mild tumescence can happen during normal sexual arousal.
醫師解釋，正常的性興奮時，可能會出現輕微腫脹。
formal medical noun for swelling during arousal
The chart noted tumescence around Nila's ankle after she fell on the stairs.
病歷記下了 Nila 從樓梯跌倒後，腳踝周圍出現的腫脹。
clinical note: tumescence around an injured body part
Researchers measured penile tumescence during sleep to check blood flow.
研究人員在睡眠期間測量陰莖腫脹，以檢查血流變化。
After the surgery, Sofia used cold packs to ease breast tumescence.
手術後，Sofia 用冰敷來減輕乳房腫脹。
The nurse watched for heat, redness, and tumescence near the cut.
護理師留意傷口附近是否出現發熱、發紅與腫脹。
- 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
- 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.