1. to cause to swell or become swollen
Usage: medical; formal
2. to become swollen or enlarged
Usage: medical; formal

Examples

• The injury caused her ankle to tumefy rapidly.
• Heat and inflammation can tumefy the affected tissue.
• The doctor observed that the lymph nodes had begun to tumefy.
• Certain medications may cause body parts to tumefy as a side effect.
• The bee sting made his hand tumefy within minutes.
• Without proper treatment, the wound continued to tumefy.