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turgor Physiol. and Bot.|ˈtɜːgə(r)|
[a. post-cl. L. turgor (Martianus Capella), f. turgēre to swell: cf. horror, terror, etc.]
a. The normal swollen condition of the capillaries and smaller blood-vessels.
b. A state of turgidity and consequent rigidity in a cell, as that caused by the absorption of fluid.
1876tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 178 Lymphatics are the chief regulators of the turgor of the tissues. 1882Nature 12 Jan. 258/2 The second phase of the..variation is probably dependent on the diminution of turgor of the excited cells. 1882Quain's Med. Dict. 328/1 With the cessation of the circulation and vital turgor, the skin becomes ashy pale, and the tissues lose their elasticity. |