tumefying

Variant of tumefy

tumefy definition

tu·mefy (to̵̅o̅′mə fī′, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb tumefied -·fied′, tumefying -·fy′·ing

to make or become swollen

Etymology: Fr tuméfier, as if < L *tumeficere, for tumefacere, to cause to swell < tumere, to swell (see tumor) + facere, to make, do

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