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tumefaction
[ too-muh-fak-shuhn, tyoo- ]
noun
- an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.
tumefaction
/ ËŒ³ÙÂá³Ü˳¾ÉªËˆ´Úæ°ìʃə²Ô /
noun
- the act or process of swelling
- a puffy or swollen structure or part
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tumefaction1
Example Sentences
There is no pronouncing at once; there is great tumefaction here.
At the same time the tumefaction of the skin subsides, and the subjective sensations to which it gave rise gradually disappear.
In one case the unilateral tumefaction and redness persisted, and were, in fact, accompanied by a general hypertrophy of the tissues.
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.
Inflammation, for example, is characterized by tumefaction, turgescence of the tissues, and redness.
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