turgescent

 
Pronunciation: /təːˈdʒɛs(ə)nt/

adjective

chiefly technical
  • becoming or seeming swollen or distended: the cells are highly vacuolized, turgescent, and present a ‘chordal’ appearance

Derivatives

turgescence

noun

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin turgescent- 'beginning to swell', from the verb turgescere, from turgere 'to swell'