Look up turgid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall....

making the protoplasm push against the cell wall, a condition known as turgor. Turgor makes plant cells push against each other in the same way and is the...

If water loss leads to a significant decline in turgor pressure, the cell will plasmolyze. Turgor pressure exerted by vacuoles is also required for...

important in guiding treatment. The skin turgor test can be used to support the diagnosis of dehydration. The skin turgor test is conducted by pinching skin...

primary means by which water is transported into and out of cells. The turgor pressure of a cell is largely maintained by osmosis across the cell membrane...

perform photosynthesis and store starch, a large vacuole that regulates turgor pressure, the absence of flagella or centrioles, except in the gametes,...

due to changes in turgor (internal pressure within plant cells). Decrease in turgor pressure causes shrinkage, while increase in turgor pressure brings...

others, it substitutes for potassium in several roles, such as maintaining turgor pressure and aiding in the opening and closing of stomata. Excess sodium...

their turgor pressure. The segment flexes because the motor cells at the shadow side elongate due to a turgor rise. This is considered to be turgor-mediated...

'smooth, hairless'. The skin of the glabella may be used to measure skin turgor in suspected cases of dehydration by gently pinching and lifting it. When...