Found 2 items, similar to tumescence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tumescence tumescence n : tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tumescence 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; -- applied especially to the state of swelling of the vascular tissue in the male and female sex organs when they have been stimulated to readiness for sexual intercourse. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]