1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumescentem (nominative tumescens) "swelling," present participle of tumescere "begin to swell, swell up," figuratively "grow excited, become enraged," inceptive of tumere "to swell" (see tumid) + inchoative suffix -escere.
雙語例句
1. Several pharmaceutical companies are now marketing special medications that facilitate tumescence.
數(shù)家制藥企業(yè)現(xiàn)在正在市場推銷促進膨脹功能的特殊藥物.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Objectives : To evaluate the effect of Audiovisual sexual stimulation ( AVSS ) on nocturnal penile tumescence ( NPT ).