Tumescence

The process of swelling or of being swollen.


Swollen tissue where liquid has accumulated underneath.


Swelling, usually because of the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissue.


A swelling, or the process of becoming swollen, usually because of an accumulation of blood or other fluid within the tissues.


A swelling usually caused by blood or other body fluids accumulating in the tissues, often as a consequence of injury. An erect penis, when blood fills the corpora cavernosa in the organ, is sometimes described as tumescent.


The process of swelling or the occurrence of a swelling.


 


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