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单词 retumescence
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retumescencen.

Brit. /ˌriːtjuːˈmɛsns/, /ˌriːtjᵿˈmɛsns/, /ˌriːtʃuːˈmɛsns/, /ˌriːtʃᵿˈmɛsns/, U.S. /ˌrit(j)uˈmɛs(ə)ns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, tumescence n.
Etymology: < re- prefix + tumescence n. (although this is apparently first attested later).
rare.
The action or fact of swelling again.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > swelling or swollenness > again
returgescency1664
retumescence1665
1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 115 Upon the like conflux and retumescence of Waters, they are absorbed.
1994 B. Maddox D. H. Lawrence (1996) iv. xvii. 428 Lady Chatterley..describes in informative detail the phenomenon of male detumescence and retumescence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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