Word: tumescence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tu
mes
cence
Definition: A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
Morphemes:
Affix: tumescence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tumeō
Language: la
Decoded: tumeo
Meaning: I swell
Affix: -eō
Language: la
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.
Affix: -scō
Language: la
Decoded: -sco
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".