Tumescence

Synonyms of tumescence

• swelling
• engorgement
• distension

Antonyms of tumescence

• reduction
• deflation
• shrinking

Collocations of tumescence

penile tumescence

Frequency: 80 %

The doctor measured penile tumescence to assess erectile dysfunction.

sexual tumescence

Frequency: 70 %

The researchers studied sexual tumescence in response to different stimuli.

emotional tumescence

Frequency: 60 %

The novel evoked emotional tumescence in the readers.

physiological tumescence

Frequency: 50 %

The athlete experienced physiological tumescence before the competition.

cerebral tumescence

Frequency: 40 %

The puzzle game led to cerebral tumescence as players tried to solve it.

Idiomatic Expressions for tumescence

• Phrase: literary tumescence
  Meaning: refers to a state of heightened emotional or creative intensity in literature
  Usage: The author's use of vivid imagery and poetic language created a sense of literary tumescence in the reader.