tu·me·fac·tion (t  m -f k shn, ty-)n. 1. a. The act or process of puffing or swelling. b. A swollen condition. 2. A puffy or swollen part. [French tuméfaction, from Latin tumefacere, to tumefy; see tumefacient.] tu me·factive (-t v) adj. |
tumefaction [ˌtjuːmɪˈfækʃən]
n
1. the act or process of swelling
2. (Medicine / Pathology) a puffy or swollen structure or part
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| Noun | 1. |  tumefaction - the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within itbiological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
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