Turgescence Definition
tûr-jĕsəns
noun
The condition of being swollen.
American Heritage Medicine
The process of swelling.
American Heritage Medicine
Pomposity; self-importance.
American Heritage Medicine
Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
Wiktionary
Origin of Turgescence
From Latin turgēscere to begin to swell inchoative of turgēre to be swollen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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