What does tumescence mean?
Tumescence means A swelling due to the presence of fluid..
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/tjuːˈmɛsəns/ · noun
A swelling due to the presence of fluid..
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.
Use tumescence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tumescence means A swelling due to the presence of fluid..
Common synonyms include tumidity, turgescence, turgidity, turgor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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