tumefy

== English == === Etymology === From French tuméfier, from Latin tumefaciō, ultimately from tumeō, from Proto-Indo-European *tum-éh₁- (“to be swelling”), stative stem of *tum- (“to swell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt(j)uːmɪfaɪ/ === Verb === tumefy (third-person singular simple present tumefies, present participle tumefying, simple past and past participle tumefied) (transitive) To cause to swell. (intransitive) To swell; to rise into a tumour. ==== Derived terms ==== tumefaction ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====