intumescence
11intumescence — 1. SYN: enlargement. 2. The process of enlarging or swelling; used to describe the spinal enlargements. tympanic i. SYN: tympanic enlargement. * * * in·tu·mes·cence mes ən(t)s n 1 a) the action or process of becoming enlarged o …
12intumescence — Synonyms and related words: benign tumor, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, boil, bump, bunion, callosity, callus, cancer, carbuncle, carcinoma, corn, cyst, diastole, dilatation, dilation, distension, dropsy, edema, excrescence,… …
13intumescence — in·tu·mes·cence || ‚ɪntuË mesns / tju n. swelling; puffiness; bubbling up …
14intumescence — Premier stade des mécanismes de l’érection*, épisode de dilatation des tissus érectiles qui, gorgés de sang, vont dilater la verge et, à un bien moindre degré, le clitoris et les grandes lèvres*. le DICO de l amour et des pratiques sexuelles Par… …
15intumescence — n. Swelling, tumefaction, turgescence, inturgescence …
16intumescence — n 1. swelling, bloating, tumefaction, turgescence, turgidness, turgidity; distention, inflation, expansion, extension, spread; enlargement, increase, amplification, widening, thickening, broadening, dilation, dilatation. 2. protuberance,… …
17intumescence — in·tu·mes·cence …
18intumescence — n. a swelling or an increase in the volume of an organ …
19intumescence — in•tu•mes•cence [[t]ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, tyʊ [/t]] n. 1) pat a swelling up, as with congestion 2) pat a swollen mass • Etymology: 1650–60; < F in tu•mes′cent, adj …
20intumescence — /ɪntʃuˈmɛsəns/ (say inchooh mesuhns) noun 1. an enlargement or swelling as with congestion in the body or the bubbling up of something when heated. 2. swollen state. 3. a swollen mass. –intumescent, adjective …
