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; tumefy ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Polypus of the nose, tumefaction of lungs, lymphatics, liver, kidneys, uterus, and even the brain itself.
From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)
Eruption covering the face, vesicular on a deep red ground with some tumefaction; rising vesicular on the limbs with scarlet bases.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
The superficial form presents itself first as a doughy tumefaction of the skin about the region of the throat, neck, dewlap, or legs, which pits on pressure.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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)
Inflammation, for example, is characterized by tumefaction, turgescence of the tissues, and redness.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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