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tur⋅ges⋅cent

  [tur-jes-uhnt]
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–adjective
becoming swollen; swelling.
Origin:
1720–30; < L turgēscent- (s. of turgēscēns), prp. of turgēscere to begin to swell, equiv. to turg(ēre) to swell + -ēscent- -escent

Related forms:
tur⋅ges⋅cence, tur⋅ges⋅cen⋅cy, noun
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tur·ges·cence   (tûr-jěs'əns)   
n.  

    1. The condition of being swollen.

    2. 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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tur·ges·cence
Pronunciation: "t&r-'jes-&n(t)s
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being turgescent

Main Entry: tur·ges·cent
Pronunciation: -'jes-&nt
Function: adjective
: becoming turgid, distended, or swollen
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turgescence tur·ges·cence (tûr-jěs'əns)
n.

  1. The condition of being swollen; tumescence.

  2. The process of swelling.

turgescent tur·ges·cent (tûr-jěs'ənt)
adj.
Tumescent.

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