HealthAugust 28, 2026

turgor

TUR-ger

Definition

The state of fullness or tension within living cells or tissues, caused by the pressure of fluid against the cell wall or surrounding structures.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'turgere', meaning 'to be swollen'. It entered English in the 17th century to describe the distension or swelling of living tissue.

In the news

The article lists turgor as a physical property of the skin that clinicians historically examined to assess a patient's health status.

Reading the Skin: What the Body’s Largest Organ Reports About Everything Else

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