extumescence

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noun

A swelling or rising.

OriginLatin ex →
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Meanings

nounextumescence (plural extumescences)

plural extumescences

  1. A swelling or rising.

    Often did her hand press the soft extumescences growing from the sides

    1842, Louisa Sidney Stanhope, Rosaline

Origin

  1. Latinex
  2. Englishextumescence

From Latin ex + tumescens, present participle of tumescere, inchoate from tumere (“to swell”). Compare French extumescence.

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APA

extumescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extumescence

MLA

“extumescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extumescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extumescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extumescence.

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