turgor

tur·gor  (tûrgr, -gôr)

n.

1. The state of being turgid.

2. Biology The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells.

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[Late Latin, from Latin turgre, to be swollen.]

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turgor [ˈtɜːgə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the normal rigid state of a cell, caused by pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall or membrane See also turgor pressure

[from Late Latin: a swelling, from Latin turgēre to swell]

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turgor  (tûrgr, -gôr)

The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells.

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turgor - (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms