Turgesce \Tur*gesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Turgesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turgescing}.] [L. turgescere, v. incho. fr. turgere to swell.] To become turgid; to swell or be inflated. [R.] [1913 Webster] Turgescence