Synonyms for turgescence
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Noun
1. Swelling — the act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent
swelling, turgidity, intumescence, distension, tumescence, turgor, tumidity, swellage, swollenness, bloating, bloatedness, inturgescence dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of swelling, or state of being swollen or turgescent.
Related words
- Other spellings
- turgescency
Forms
- Plural
- turgescences → swellings, turgidities, intumescences, distensions…
Example sentences
- swelling You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| turgescence | falling | |
| swelling | steady | |
| distension | steady | |
| turgidity | falling | |
| intumescence | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- turgor
- 8 letters
- swelling2, bloating2, tumidity, swellage
- 9 letters
- turgidity
- 10 letters
- distension, tumescence
- 11 letters
- swollenness, bloatedness3
- 12 letters
- intumescence
- 13 letters
- inturgescence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (swelling2 = 2 syllables).