intumescence /in·tu·mes·cence/ (in″too-mes´ins)
1. a swelling, normal or abnormal.
2. the process of swelling.intumes´cent
in·tu·mes·cence ( n t -m s  ns)n. 1. The act or process of swelling or the condition of being swollen. 2. A swollen organ or body part. in tu·mescent adj. |
intumescence
1. a swelling, normal or abnormal.
2. the process of swelling.
brachial intumescence
cervical enlargement of the spinal cord at C6 to T1.
cervical intumescence
see brachial intumescence (above).
lumbar intumescence
enlargement of the lumbar spinal cord at L4-S2.
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