Tur-ġĕs'çençe or Tur-ġĕs'çen-çy, n.
n. [Fr. turgescence. See infra.]
Sense 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swelled or turgescent.
Sense 2. (Med.) Superabundance of humors in any part. Dunglison.
Sense 3. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast. Johnson.