VERB
- cause to become very swollen
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expand abnormally
The bellies of the starving children are swelling
How To Use tumefy In A Sentence
- The cup is drained of air and applied to specific areas of the body causing the skin to tumefy, or swell.
- It is as if the little boy had been taught to believe that by never saying the word mumps, he could save his playmate from tumefying glands. Nonsenseorship
- It is as if the little boy had been taught to believe that by never saying the word mumps, he could save his playmate from tumefying glands. Nonsenseorship
- The gums tumefy and change in color to a dark rose tint; the tongue is swollen; the patient not only experiences an unpleasant metallic taste, but the breath becomes impregnated also.
- A tumefying condition undoubtedly marks the beginning of all catarrhal diseases. Philosophy of Osteopathy
- The vacuum cup creates suction causing the surface tissue to tumefy or bulge into the cup.
