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tumefaction|tjuːmɪˈfækʃən|
[a. F. tumefaction (16th c. in Godef. Compl.), f. L. tumefac-ĕre to tumefy: see -tion.]
1. The action or process of tumefying, or state of being tumefied; swelling; swollen condition:
a. as a morbid affection of some part of the body.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 14/2 Throughe the tumefactione which therof ensueth. 1689Moyle Sea Chyrurg. iii. iv. 108 A Tumifaction of the inward Tunicle of the Ribbs, called Plura. 1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1757) II. 268 An Inflammation and Tumefaction of these Kernels. 1872Cohen Dis. Throat 93 Tumefaction of the tonsils.
b. in general. rare.
1665–6Phil. Trans. I. 287 The Progressive motion, which he fansieth to follow upon this Tumefaction. 1686Goad Celest. Bodies ii. vii. 249 Tumefaction is inseparable from a troubled Sea. 1837Herschel in Babbage Bridgew. Treat. App. i. 237 Granting the heat, there is no difficulty in deducing expansions, disruptions, tumefactions, &c.
2. concr. A swollen part; a swelling, a tumour.
1802Paley Nat. Theol. ix. §4 (ed. 2) 138 The muscles which move the toes..gracefully..disposed in the calf of the leg, instead of forming an unwieldy tumefaction in the foot itself. 1854Marion Harland Alone xiv, She beheld reflected in the mirror, a tumefaction of the cheek, nearly closing one eye. |