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What does tumescence mean?

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Noun
  1. A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
  2. A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
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In so far, however, as they are aids to tumescence they must be regarded as coming within the range of normal variation.
Subsequently, after softening the tissue by the tumescence dilution, the sweat glands are sucked off.
The decrease of bloodpressure and the expansion of the fatty layer causes restrictions in the lymphatic system and creates tumescence.
It is the viscous nature that allows the tumescence to remain in contact with the varicose vein for the longest possible time.
It is tumescence which is the really essential part of the process, and we cannot afford, with Moll, to ignore it altogether.
The S-Lift is performed under local anaesthesia using a tumescence solution that allows to separate the tissues and prevent bleeding.

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