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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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 John Higginbottom
In all cases there are the swollen, reddened, tender condition of the connecting lymphatics and the tumefaction of the lymphatic glands.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The neighboring glands become swollen; the periglandular tissue does likewise, so that the circumference of the neck becomes enormous, and the space between the lower jaw and the clavicle appears one immense tumefaction.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
A moderate amount of tumefaction may disappear by resolution, but if it be considerable it seldom abates in this way, but by the tedious and exhausting process of suppuration or gangrene.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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 Toby Appel
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