tumefy (redirected from tumefies)

tu·me·fy  (tm-f, ty-)

tr. & intr.v. tu·me·fied, tu·me·fy·ing, tu·me·fies

To swell or cause to swell.

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[French tuméfier, Latin tumefacere; see tumefaction.]

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tumefy [ˈtjuːmɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied

(Medicine) to make or become tumid; swell or puff up

[from French tumēfier, from Latin tumefacere; see tumefacient]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tumefy - cause to become very swollen         swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
	2.	tumefy - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" swell up, tumesce, intumesce, swell distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows" expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" belly, belly out - swell out or bulge out puff out, puff up, puff, blow up - to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests" bloat - become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated" blister, vesicate - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"