Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumefaction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tume-fac-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tumefaction, (lat[in]) a cauſing to ſwell."
"1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay concerning the Nature of Aliments, London: J. Tonson, Chapter 6, Prop. 2, p. 152, The common Signs and Effects of weak Fibres are Paleness, Smoothness, Coldness of the Skin, Colour of the Blood not Florid (for what maketh that is a strong action of the Solids) a weak Pulse, Tumefactions in the whole Body or Parts, Stagnation of Humours […]"
"The livid tumefaction spread over the leg, with blisters here and there, whence there oozed a black liquid. Matters were taking a serious turn."
"Uttering these words, she squeezed my hand, which was now entwined with hers a scant millimeter from the straining tumefaction in my lap […]."

Etymology

From Latin tumefaciō. Compare French tuméfaction.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tumefaciō, *tewh₂-

Usage

Inflected Forms

tumefactions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tumescence tumid tumour

Questions

What does tumefaction mean?: The process or result of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumour.
Where does tumefaction come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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