Inturgescence

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inturgescence \In`tur*ges"cence\, n. [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of
     inturgescere to swell up. See 1st {In-}, and {Turgescent}.]
     A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.
     [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
     [1913 Webster]