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单词 tumefy
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tumefy

[ too-muh-fahy, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu məˌfaɪ, ˈtyu- /
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verb (used with or without object), tu·me·fied, tu·me·fy·ing.

to make or become swollen or tumid.

Origin of tumefy

1590–1600; back formation from tumefied, Anglicization of Latin tumefactus (past participle of tumefacere to cause to swell), equivalent to tume(re) to swell + -factus made, done; see fact, -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM tumefy

un·tu·me·fied, adjective

Words nearby tumefy

tumbling barrel, tumbling box, tumbrel, tumefacient, tumefaction, tumefy, Tumen, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid
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Example sentences from the Web for tumefy

  • A cup was exhausted of air and applied to the skin, causing the skin to tumefy.

    Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

British Dictionary definitions for tumefy

tumefy
/ (ˈtjuːmɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to make or become tumid; swell or puff up

Word Origin for tumefy

C16: from French tumēfier, from Latin tumefacere; see tumefacient
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tumefy

tumefy
[ tōōmə-fī′ ]

v.

To swell or cause to swell.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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