Definition of "turgescence" []

• The condition of being swollen. (noun)
• The process of swelling. (noun)
• Pomposity; self-importance. (noun)

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• "He composed wistful passages about “the plump turgescence of youth,” and in pears found the “soft rapture of attainment.”"
• "He told her that barrenness is cured by the presence of immoderate heat in a woman accompanied by turgescence."
• "A physical fooling of turgescence and congestion in that region, such as swimmers often feel, probably increased the impression."