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turgescent
tur·ges·cence T0418700 (tûr-jĕs′əns)n.1. a. The condition of being swollen.b. The process of swelling.2. Pomposity; self-importance.
[From Latin turgēscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of turgēre, to be swollen.]
tur·ges′cent adj.turgescent (tɜːˈdʒɛsənt) adjbecoming or being swollen; inflated; tumid turˈgescence, turˈgescency ntur•ges•cent (tɜrˈdʒɛs ənt)
adj. becoming swollen; swelling. [1720–30; < Latin turgēscent-, s. of turgēscēns, present participle of turgēscere, inchoative derivative of turgēre to swell] tur•ges′cence, tur•ges′cen•cy, n. turgescent
turgescent [ter-jes´ent] becoming swollen.tu·mes·cent (tū-mes'ĕnt), Denoting tumescence. Synonym(s): turgescenttu·mes·cent (tū-mes'ĕnt) Denoting tumescence.
Synonym(s): turgescent. ThesaurusSeetumescent |