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tumescent

  • \ty.mɛ.sɑ̃\

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Du latin tumescens de tumescere (« se gonfler, s'enfler ») issu de tumere (« enfler » → voir tumeur).

adjective tumescents · tumescente · tumescentes

  1. Qui est gonflé du fait de l'érection, qui enfle. Un organe tumescent.
  2. broadly Enflé, gonflé. Carottes turgescentes, patates lascives et aubergines tumescentes.

Opposite: détumescent

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MLA

"tumescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/tumescent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tumescent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tumescent

Chicago

"tumescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tumescent.

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@misc{tumescent_2026,
  title = {tumescent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/tumescent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}