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单词 turgescent
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turgescentadj.

/təːˈdʒɛsənt/
Etymology: < Latin turgēscent-em: see turgescency n. and -ent suffix.
Becoming swollen; swelling, growing bigger.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling
swellingc1000
turgentc1440
yeasty1598
tumefying1615
turgid1620
tumid1626
outswelling1678
turgescent1727
inflating1807
intumescent1870
tumescent1882
tumefacient1885
tumescing1980
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Turgescent, swelling or growing big.
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 329 A turgescent, and especially a varicose state of the internal hemorrhoidal vessels.
1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle 6 Arms, three empty bladders, turgescent, to show how opinions are formed.
1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 83 The nipple is more projecting, turgescent, and sensitive.
1891 Nature 27 Aug. 408/1 In a growing shoot the turgescent pith stretches the cortex.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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