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tumescence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tumescence \Tu*mes"cence\, n. [L. tumescens, -entis, p.pr. of tumescere to swell up v. incho. fr tumere to swell.] The act of becoming tumid; the state of being swollen; intumescence. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tumescence n : slight swelling [syn: {tumidity}, {tumidness}]
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