Tumefy
verb (used with or without object), tumefied, tumefying.
1.
to make or become swollen or tumid.
verb -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
to make or become tumid; swell or puff up
tumefy tu·me·fy (tōō’mə-fī’, tyōō’-)
v. tu·me·fied, tu·me·fy·ing, tu·me·fies
To swell or cause to swell.
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