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Noun: tumefaction  `t(y)oo-mu'fak-shun
  1. The process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it

Derived forms: tumefactions

See also: tumefy

Type of: biological process, organic process

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