tumefaction means the process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Latin tumefaciō.
Compare French tuméfaction.
noun
- The process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour.“Tumefaction, (lat[in]) a cauſing to ſwell.”
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