inturgescence

I1N1T1U1R1G2E1S1C3E1N1C3E1

noun

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

Similar
intumescenceturgescenceapostemeincrassationswellingswollennessswellagebloatedness
OriginLatin inturgescens →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouninturgescence (countable and uncountable, plural inturgescences)

plural inturgescences

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

    Synonyms: intumescence, turgescence, aposteme, incrassation, intumescence, swelling, swollenness, intumescence

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
intumescenceturgescenceapostemeincrassationintumescenceswellingswollennessintumescenceswellageturgescencebloatednessbloatingdistensionectasiaectasisintumescencenodosity
Also see
bloatednessbloatingintumescenceswellageswellingswollennesstumescencetumidityturgescenceturgidityturgor

Origin

  1. Latininturgescens
  2. Englishinturgescence

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

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

inturgescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inturgescence

MLA

“inturgescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inturgescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inturgescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inturgescence.

Source: inturgescence on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.