- turgescence; turgidity
- the normal distention or rigidity of living animal and plant cells due to pressure against the plasma membrane from within by the cell contents
Origin of turgor
Late Latin from Classical Latin turgere, to swellturgor
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turgor
noun
The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of living cells or of blood vessels and capillaries: leaves that have lost turgor.
Origin of turgor
Late Latin from Latin turgēre to be swollenTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (physics) the pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
- turgidity
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turgor - Medical Definition
n.
The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of living cells or of blood vessels and capillaries: leaves that have lost turgor.
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