tumefaction [
,tju:mi'fækʃәn]
tumefaction[ noun ]
the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
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Tumefaction \Tu`me*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. tum['e]faction.]
The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a
tumor; a swelling. --Arbuthnot.