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 Definitions of tumefy  [ˈtu məˌfaɪ, ˈtyu-]  

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Definition of 'tumefy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) tumefy
to become or cause to become swollen.

Etymology:  (1590–1600; < L tumefacere to cause to swell =tume-, var. s. of tumēre to swell +facere to make, do1)

Definition of 'tumefy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) tumefy
cause to become very swollen

2. (verb) swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce
expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"


Definition of 'tumefy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) tumefy
to swell; to cause to swell, or puff up

2. (verb) tumefy
to rise in a tumor; to swell



'tumefy' - Nearby Entries  

tumbrel  tumbril  tumefaction  tumefy  tumesce  tumescence  tumescent  



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