tumefaction
11tumefaction — noun Etymology: Middle English tumefaccioun, from Medieval Latin tumefaccion , tumefaccio, from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to make, do more at thumb, do Date: 15th century 1. an action or process of swelling …
12tumefaction — n. [L. tumere, to swell; facere, to make] Abnormal tissue formations in invertebrates having characteristics in common with vertebrate neoplasms, however, precise nature is unknown …
13tumefaction — 1. A swelling. SYN: tumentia. 2. SYN: tumescence. [see tumefacient] * * * tu·me·fac·tion fak shən n 1) an action or process of swelling or becoming tumorous 2) SWELLING <benign tumefactions> * * * n …
14tumefaction — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boil, bloating, enlargement; see growth 3 , swelling …
15tumefaction — tu·me fac·tion || ‚tuËmɪ fækʃn /‚tjuË n. act of becoming swollen, act of causing to swell …
16tumefaction — n. Tumor, swelling, intumescence …
17tumefaction — n swelling, bloating, puffing, distention; enlargement, growth, dilatation, dilation, turges cency …
18tumefaction — tu·me·fac·tion …
19tumefaction — n. the process in which a tissue becomes swollen and tense by accumulation within it of fluid under pressure …
20tumefaction — tu•me•fac•tion [[t]ˌtu məˈfæk ʃən, ˌtyu [/t]] n. 1) pat a swollen part 2) pat a swelling up of a part • Etymology: 1590–1600; < F < L tumefactiō=tumefac(ere) (see tumefy) + tiō tion …
