tumefaction
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Thus by the law of tumefaction, death can and does succumb to its indomitable will.
From Philosophy of Osteopathy by A. T. (Andrew Taylor) Still
In eight instances there was decided unilateral redness of the face, and five times this was attended with noticeable tumefaction.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
Thence the disease progresses over the face, and possibly over the scalp also, the resulting tumefaction being occasionally, as already stated, enormous.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This writer's case took place after a fever, and no tumefaction of the gums nor ecchymoses of the skin are mentioned as occurring in it.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
In severe cases of this complication the tumefaction extends from ear to ear, filling up the space below and around the angles of the jaw and under the chin.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
