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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

inturgescens

, p. pr. of

inturgescere

to swell up. See 1st

, and

A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.

[Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Noun.

[L. in and turgesco,to swell.]

A swelling; the action of swelling or state of being swelled.

inturgescence ‎(plural inturgescences)

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