inturgescence

== English == === Etymology === From Latin inturgescens, present participle of inturgescere (“to swell up”), equivalent to in- +‎ turgescence. See turgescent. === Noun === inturgescence (countable and uncountable, plural inturgescences) (obsolete, medicine) A swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled). Synonyms: intumescence, turgescence; see also Thesaurus:swelling, Thesaurus:swellage, Thesaurus:swollenness === References === “inturgescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.