# turgor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Turgidity.
2. The pressure produced by a solution in a space that is enclosed by a differentially permeable membrane.
3. Turgor pressure is the force or pressure within the cell exerted by fluid that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin turgor, from turgēre (“to be swollen”) + -or (forms a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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