TURGESCENT


Meaning of TURGESCENT in English

[ tə:'dʒɛs(ə)nt ]

■ adjective chiefly technical becoming or seeming swollen or distended.

Derivatives

turgescence noun

Origin

C18: from L. ~- , turgescere 'begin to swell', from turgere 'to swell'.

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