单词 | turgescent |
释义 | turgescentadj. Becoming swollen; swelling, growing bigger. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling swellingc1000 turgentc1440 yeasty1598 tumefying1615 turgid1620 tumid1626 outswelling1678 turgescent1727 inflating1807 intumescent1870 tumescent1882 tumefacient1885 tumescing1980 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Turgescent, swelling or growing big. 1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 329 A turgescent, and especially a varicose state of the internal hemorrhoidal vessels. 1831 T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle 6 Arms, three empty bladders, turgescent, to show how opinions are formed. 1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 83 The nipple is more projecting, turgescent, and sensitive. 1891 Nature 27 Aug. 408/1 In a growing shoot the turgescent pith stretches the cortex. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1727 |
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