tumefaction
[too-muh-fak-shuh n, tyoo-]
noun
an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.
Origin of tumefaction
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Related Words for tumefaction
hike, rise, boom, expansion, cyst, lump, cancer, swelling, carcinoma, wart, nodule, prosperity, escalation, extension, enlargement, spread, enhancement, buildup, boost, aggrandizementExamples from the Web for tumefaction
Historical Examples of tumefaction
If a tumefaction appears in one side, and not in the other, why so?
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
Thus by the law of tumefaction, death can and does succumb to its indomitable will.
Philosophy of OsteopathyAndrew T. Still
Mastication, deglutition, and articulation all become impeded mechanically by tumefaction of the tissues.
The tumefaction and congestion are often continuous into the floor of the mouth and the parts adjacent.
The intermittence of the tumefaction serves to differentiate the swelling from abscess or morbid growth.
tumefaction
noun
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tumefaction
[tōō′mə-făk′shən]
n.
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