Tumescence

Definitions

1. A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
   countable, uncountable
2. A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It is still more remarkable that the reeves also, even in the presence of the males, will court each other and have⟳ intercourse. We may associate this with the high erotic development of birds, the difficulty with which tumescence seems to occur⟳ in them, and their long courtships.”

CEFR level