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tumefaction
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tumefy
tu·me·fy [ tmə f ] (past and past participle tu·me·fied, present participle tu·me·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular tu·me·fies)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
swell up: to swell, or cause tissue to swell
[Late 16th century. Via French tuméfier< Latin tumefacere "make swollen" < tumere "swell" + facere "make"]

tu·me·fa·cient [ tmə fáysh'nt, tyoòmə fáyshi ənt ] adjective
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