tumescence
nounA swelling or enlarging.
nounA swollen condition.
nounA swollen part or organ.
nounThe state of growing tumid; tumefaction.
nounA swelling, tumid part, or tumor; an intumescence.
nounThe 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.
nounA
A swollen bodily
tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues
