tumefy
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of tumefy
1590–1600; back formation from tumefied, Anglicization of Latin tumefactus (past participle of tumefacere to cause to swell), equivalent to tume ( re ) to swell + -factus made, done; see fact, -fy
Example Sentences
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A cup was exhausted of air and applied to the skin, causing the skin to tumefy.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
During the minute that the skin was allowed to tumefy under the cup, the scarificator was warmed in the palm of the hand in preparation for the most difficult part of the operation.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
He lay upon the table, screaming, because his abdomen was very painful and his hip was all tumefied.
From The New Book of Martyrs by Simmonds, Florence
At every menstrual period, however, she suffered, for some hours previously to the occurrence of the flow, from severe pain in the uterine region, which was tumefied and tender.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
When the ulceration begins at the inner part of the lip, it exhibits a deep, narrow, sulcated appearance, and quickly spreads along the inside of the cheek; which becomes hard, and tumefied externally.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
The thin, bony, and slightly tumefied head, wore a grimace.
From Theresa Raquin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
I examined the boy's feet, and found them red, shining and tumefied, with other indications of a severe attack of chilblains.
From Finger Posts on the Way of Life by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
It is as if the little boy had been taught to believe that by never saying the word mumps, he could save his playmate from tumefying glands.
From Nonsenseorship by Putnam, G. G.
A tumefying condition undoubtedly marks the beginning of all catarrhal diseases.
From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)
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