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tumefaction

[ too-muh-fak-shuhn, tyoo- ]

noun

  1. an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.


tumefaction

/ ËŒ³ÙÂá³Ü˳¾ÉªËˆ´Úæ°ìʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act or process of swelling
  2. a puffy or swollen structure or part
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tumefaction1

1590–1600; < French < Latin ³Ù³Ü³¾±ð´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ³Ù³Ü³¾±ð´Ú²¹³¦³Ù¾±Å a causing to swell), equivalent to tumefact ( us ) (past participle of tumefacere; tumefy ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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There is no pronouncing at once; there is great tumefaction here.

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At the same time the tumefaction of the skin subsides, and the subjective sensations to which it gave rise gradually disappear.

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In one case the unilateral tumefaction and redness persisted, and were, in fact, accompanied by a general hypertrophy of the tissues.

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Slight forms of structural aphonia are of a catarrhal nature, resulting from more or less congestion and tumefaction of the mucous and submucous tissues of the larynx and adjoining parts.

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Inflammation, for example, is characterized by tumefaction, turgescence of the tissues, and redness.

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