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tur·ges·cence (tûr-j

ns)

a. The condition of being swollen.

b. The process of swelling.

2. Pomposity; self-importance.

[From Latin turgscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of turgre, to be swollen.]

tur·gescent adj.

turgescence, turgescency

1. the process of swelling.
2. the state of being swollen. — turgescent, adj.

See also: Body, Human

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