tumefied
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The parts are tumefied, but not more, nor even so much as one night have expected.
From The Dog by William Youatt
The thin, bony, and slightly tumefied head, wore a grimace.
From Theresa Raquin by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
Whence it comes that they are gorged and tumefied.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
In a solemn but jerky voice he said, "Hoc est enim corpus meum," then, instead of kneeling, after the consecration, before the precious Body, he faced the congregation, and appeared tumefied, haggard, dripping with sweat.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
When the ulceration begins at the inner part of the lip, it exhibits a deep, narrow, sulcated appearance, and quickly spreads along the inside of the cheek; which becomes hard, and tumefied externally.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
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