| Pronunciation: | | `toomu'fakshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it |
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TUMEFACTION is a 11 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | biological process, organic process |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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