- tu|mes|cence
- tu|mes|cence «too MEHS uhns, tyoo-», noun.1. the condition of swelling; growing tumid; tumefaction.2. a swollen part or tumor; intumescence.
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tu|mes|cence
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de|tu|mes|cence — «DEE too MEHS uhns, tyoo », noun. cessation or reduction of swelling … Useful english dictionary
in|tu|mes|cence — «IHN too MEHS uhns, tyoo », noun. 1. the act or process of swelling up or bubbling up. 2. swollen state. 3. a swollen mass or growth, such as a tumor … Useful english dictionary
mes — mes·acon·ic; mes·ade·nia; mes·ade·ni·um; mes·ameboid; mes·aortitis; mes·arch; mes·arteritis; mes·ax·o·nia; mes·ax·on·ic; mes·cal; mes·ca·lero; mes·ca·line; mes·calism; mes·ectoderm; mes·encephalic; mes·encephalon; mes·en·chy·mal;… … English syllables
cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… … English syllables
spumescence — spu·mes·cence … English syllables
tumescence — tu·mes·cence … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
detumescence — Subsidence of a swelling. [L. de, from, + tumesco, to swell up, fr. tumeo, to swell] * * * de·tu·mes·cence .dē t(y)ü mes ən(t)s n subsidence or diminution of swelling or erection de·tu·mes·cent ənt adj * * * n. 1. the reverse of erection, whereby … Medical dictionary
intumescence — 1. SYN: enlargement. 2. The process of enlarging or swelling; used to describe the spinal enlargements. tympanic i. SYN: tympanic enlargement. * * * in·tu·mes·cence mes ən(t)s n 1 a) the action or process of becoming enlarged o … Medical dictionary
tumescence — The condition of being or becoming tumid. SYN: tumefaction (2), turgescence. [L. tumesco, to begin to swell] * * * tu·mes·cence t(y)ü mes ən(t)s n the quality or state of being tumescent esp readiness for sexual activity marked esp. by vascular… … Medical dictionary
