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Definition of: turgescence
(tûr·jes′əns) noun
1. The process of swelling up; the state of being swollen.
2. Hence, empty pompousness; inflation. Also tur·ges′cen·cy. [<Med. L turgescentia <L turgescens, -entis, ppr. of turgescere, inceptive of turgere swell]
—tur·ges′cent adjective
—tur·ges′cent·ly adverb
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