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turgescency
tur·ges·cent
/
tɜrˈdʒɛs
ənt
/
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tur-
jes
-
uh
nt
]
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adjective
becoming swollen; swelling.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
Latin
turgēscent-
(stem of
turgēscēns
), present participle of
turgēscere
to begin to swell, equivalent to
turg
(
ēre
) to swell +
-ēscent-
-escent
Related forms
tur·ges·cence,
tur·ges·cen·cy,
noun
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turgescent
(tɜːˈdʒɛs
ə
nt)
—
adj
becoming or being swollen; inflated; tumid
tur'gescence
—
n
tur'gescency
—
n
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turgescent
(tɜːˈdʒɛs
ə
nt)
—
adj
becoming or being swollen; inflated; tumid
tur'gescence
—
n
tur'gescency
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
turgescent
tur·ges·cent (tûr-jěs'ənt)
adj.
Tumescent.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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