Category:Turgescence

Tur*ges"cence, tur*ges"cen*cy, n. Etym: [cf. F. turgescence. See Turgescent.]

1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir t. Browne.

2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity. Johnson.