noun
- swellings or enlarged areas of body tissue, typically caused by inflammation or fluid accumulation
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The doctor examined the tumefactions on the patient’s legs.
- Multiple tumefactions were visible around the infected wound.
- The medication helped reduce the painful tumefactions.
- Tumefactions in the lymph nodes indicated possible infection.
- The veterinarian noted several tumefactions on the animal’s skin.
- Cold compresses can help minimize tumefactions after injury.