Definition of Turgescent

becoming swollen or distended

Examples of Turgescent in a sentence

After crying for several hours, the widow’s eyes grew puffy and turgescent to the point that she could barely open them.  

The turgescent tissue around the woman’s knee became even more swollen after she went on a long hike.  

The turgescent cells continued to distend, pushing the plasma membrane against the cell wall of the animal.  

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