turgescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛsəns/
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent.
the instant turgescence is not to be taken off
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:If the predisposition to the disease has arisen from a plethoric state of the system, or from a turgescence in the vessels of the head, this is to be obviated by bleeding, both generally and topically, but more particularly the latter; an abstemious diet and proper exercise; and by a seton in the neck.
1842, Gibbons Merle, John Reitch, The Domestic Dictionary and Housekeeper’s Manual: Comprising Everything Related to Cookery, Diet, Economy and Medicine. By Gibbons Merle. The Medical Portion of the Work by John Reitch, M.D., London: William Strange, 21, Paternoster Row, →OCLC, page 360, column 2:
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(countable, uncountable) Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
A marked tendency to affectation, to turgescence.
1813, Monthly Review:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turgescency | alternative | lexicographic | |
| turgescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
distension · inturgescence · tumidity · turgidity · turgidity · tumidity · tumescence · turgor · nodosity · swelling · swollenness · bloating · bloatedness · intumescence · tumescence · ectasia · inturgescence · turgescence · swellage · turgor · turgescence · intumescence · ectasis