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Definition of Tumefying
1. tumefy [v] - See also: tumefy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tumefying
Literary usage of Tumefying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"vi to swell ; to rise in a tumour : —/*"•/• tumefying; A»,/, ... tumefaction,
tu-me-fak'shun, «., act of tumefying¡ tumour ; swelling. tumid, tu'rnid, adj., ..."
2. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"... tumefying, you shall have displaced your fluids ; when your fury to reached
the point of bursting, we will cause your turgescent muscles to be struck ..."
3. Isis Unveiled: A Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1919)
"And when, transported beyond yourself, your face ablaze, and anger tumefying,
you shall have displaced your fluids; when your fury has reached the point of ..."
4. A Manual of Pathological Anatomy by Karl Rokitansky (1854)
"Dilute acids, for example, dilute hydrochloric, oxalic, tartaric, but especially
acetic acids, have the effect of tumefying, loosening, attenuating, ..."
5. A Treatise on the Diseases of Children: With Directions for the Management by Michael Underwood, Marshall Hall (1835)
"A symptom of less consequence, though alarming to parents, is the tumefying of
one or more of the glands of the neck; but this is rarely followed by ..."
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