tumefaction
pronunciation
How to pronounce tumefaction in British English:
UK [ˌtju:mɪ'fækʃən]
How to pronounce tumefaction in American English:
US [ˌtjumə'fækʃən]
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- Noun:
- the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
Word Origin
- tumefaction (n.)
- "morbid swelling," early 15c., from Medieval Latin tumefaccionem (nominative tumefaccio), noun of action from Latin tumefactus, from tumescere (see tumescence).
Example
- 1. Experience from treating 18 cases of acute traumatic unilateral cerebral tumefaction .
- 2. It show that xinxiang granules have protective function to rats of passive skin irritability , can retrain ear tumefaction of mice , and have good anti-imflammatory effect .
- 3. Objective : to study the value of chamberlain procedure in the diagnosis of mediastinal lymph node tumefaction and anterior mediastinal tumor .
- 4. The tumefaction and come off of villus epithelia of jejunum , dropsy of connective tissue and dilatation of capillary vessel in villus , and cyst of intestinal gland were observed at 1 to 4 weeks in experiment groups .
- 5. Study on the curative effects of benign thyroid tumefaction treated by the method of supplementing qi , nourishing yin , dispersing stasis and resolving masses .