Associations to the word «Tumescence»

Wiktionary

TUMESCENCE, noun. A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
TUMESCENCE, noun. A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

Dictionary definition

TUMESCENCE, noun. Tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats