tumescent
/tjʊˈmɛs(ə)nt
/adjective
Swollen or becoming swollen, especially as a response to sexual arousal.
Derivatives
tumescence
/ nountumescently
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin tumescent- 'beginning to swell', from the verb tumescere, from tumere 'to swell'.
Rhymes
- pohutukawa
- poi
- poi dance
- poiesis
- poietic
- poignance
- poignancy
- poignant
- poignantly
- poikilitic
- poikilitically
- poikilo-
- poikiloblast
- poikiloblastic
- poikilocyte
- poikilocytosis
- poikiloderma
- poikilodermatous
- poikilodermia
- poikilo-osmotic
- poikilosmosis
- poikilosmotic
- poikilosmoticity
- poikilotherm
- poikilothermal