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/tɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛsəns/ · noun
The act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent..
the instant turgescence is not to be taken off
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.
A marked tendency to affectation, to turgescence.
Use turgescence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Turgescence means The act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent..
Common synonyms include tumescence, tumidity, turgidity, turgor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the instant turgescence is not to be taken off
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