turgescent
adjective
becoming swollen; swelling.
turgescence
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a word derived from
turgescent.
Example Sentences
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The right arm feels heavy and she cannot lift it well; feels a sensation of numbness as if the clothing was too tight, with turgescence of the veins.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
It is in youth that this turgescence and clearness are most evident.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Alexander Walker
I am very glad that you will again discuss the view of the turgescence of the cells being the cause of the movement of parts.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
The growth or rapid turgescence takes place, according to the same p. 9writer, at the pace of one millimetre in three minutes.
From Springtime and Other Essays by Sir Francis Darwin
Royer on the importance of a proper state of turgescence of the cells, in 'Annal. des Sc.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
