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Turgidity

Turgidity \Tur*gid"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being turgid.

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turgidity

n. the state or quality of being turgid

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turgidity

n. pompously embellished language [syn: turgidness, flatulence]

Usage examples of "turgidity".

In some of the provers active inflammatory congestion of the right lung ensued, with turgidity of the liver.

Even his endoplasm lost the turgidity of the healthy ameboid and became dangerously thin and transparent.

Even his endoplasm lost the turgidity of the healthy amoeboid and became dangerously thin and transparent.