turgor noun. ['tǝ:gǝ] L19.
[Late Latin, from turgere swell: see -OR.]
Physiology & Botany.
1. The normal swollen condition of the capillaries and smaller blood-vessels. L19.

2. A state of turgidity and consequent rigidity in a cell, as caused by the absorption of fluid. L19.

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