different between tumescence vs growth
tumescence
English
Etymology
First attested 1725, from French tumescence, from Latin tumesc?ns (“swelling”), present participle of tum?sc? (“I begin to swell”), from tume? (“I swell”) + -?sc? (“I become”) (English -esce, in this form -escence), stem from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh?- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tju??m?s?ns/
Noun
tumescence (countable and uncountable, plural tumescences)
- A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
- A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
Synonyms
- tumidity
- turgescence
- turgidity
- turgor
Derived terms
- detumescence
Related terms
Translations
References
French
Noun
tumescence f (plural tumescences)
- tumescence
Derived terms
- détumescence
- intumescence
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growth
English
Etymology
From grow +? -th. Compare Old Frisian gr?d ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??o??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?????/
- Rhymes: -???
Noun
growth (countable and uncountable, plural growths)
- An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
- (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
- (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
Synonyms
- (increase in size): enlargement, expansion, increase, increment
- (act of growing): development, maturation
- (something that grows or has grown): vegetation
- (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): outgrowth, cancer, mass
Antonyms
- (increase in size): contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction
- (act of growing): nondevelopment
Hyponyms
- (pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor): tumor
Derived terms
Translations
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