turgor

n.

1. The state of being turgid.
2. Biology. The normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells.

[Late Latin, from Latin turgēre, to be swollen.]

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n

The normal resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid. Dehydration results in a decreased skin turgor, manifested by lax skin that, when grasped and raised between two fingers, slowly returns to a position level with the adjacent tissue.

The state of being distended and congested.

The condition of being turgid; normal or other fullness.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - saftspænding (om celler)

Nederlands (Dutch)
opgezwollenheid

Français (French)
n. - gonflement, boursouflure

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwellung, Angefülltsein, Turgor

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (βιολ.) σπάργωση, εξοίδηση, πρήξιμο

Italiano (Italian)
turgore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - turgidez (f)

Русский (Russian)
(спец.) тургор

Español (Spanish)
n. - turgor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - turgo, saftspänning (om celler)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
膨胀, 肿胀, 浮夸, 膨压

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 膨脹, 腫脹, 浮誇, 膨壓

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 터거(피부의 긴장감), 팽압, 팽창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - トルゴール, 膨圧, 膨張

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أنتفاخ, ورم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נפיחות, תפיחות, מליאות‬

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