tumefaction
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of swelling
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a puffy or swollen structure or part
Etymology
Origin of tumefaction
1590–1600; < French < Latin tumefactiōn- (stem of tumefactiō a causing to swell), equivalent to tumefact ( us ) (past participle of tumefacere; see tumefy) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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But another power is equally as effective in destruction of life which is just the reverse of tumefaction.
From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)
It required great skill to manage torch, scarificator, and cups in such a way as to lift the cup, scarify, and recup before the tumefaction had subsided.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
This writer's case took place after a fever, and no tumefaction of the gums nor ecchymoses of the skin are mentioned as occurring in it.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
This tumefaction consists essentially of a cerogelatinous exudate into the subcutaneous and intermuscular tissues.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
On the third day all tumefaction had subsided and there was no complaint whatever.
From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John
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