tumefacient

[ too-muh-fey-shuhnt, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. tumefying; causing to swell.

tumefacient

/ ˌtjuːmɪˈfeɪʃɪənt /

adjective

1. producing or capable of producing swelling

   a tumefacient drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumefacient¹

1880–85; < Latin tumefacient-, stem of tumefaciēns (present participle of tumefacere “to cause to swell”). See tumefy, -facient ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumefacient¹

C16: from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to cause