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məˈfeɪ adjective
tumefying; causing to swell.
Origin:
1880–85; < Latin tumefacient-, stem of tumefaciēns (present participle of tumefacere to cause to swell). See tumefy, -facient
1880–85; < Latin tumefacient-, stem of tumefaciēns (present participle of tumefacere to cause to swell). See tumefy, -facient
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| —adj | |
| producing or capable of producing swelling: a tumefacient drug | |
| [C16: from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to cause] | |
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tumefacient tu·me·fa·cient (t&oomacr;'mə-fā'shənt, ty&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Producing or tending to produce tumefaction.
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