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inturgescence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intumescence, turgescence, aposteme, incrassation, inturgescence, swelling, swollenness, swellage, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, nodosity, tumescence, tumidity, turgidity, turgor

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin inturgescens, present participle of inturgescere (“to swell up”), equivalent to in- + turgescence. See turgescent.