tumescence

Meanings

Noun

tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

tumidity, turgescence, turgidity, turgor

Scrabble Score: 16

tumescence is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tumescence is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tumescence is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

tumescence is a valid Words With Friends word