tumefação
Portuguese, noun/tu.me.faˈsɐ̃w̃/
tumefação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tumefaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de tumefazer”.
What does tumefação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetumefaction
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de tumefazer 2. aumento de volume em algum tecido do corpo; tumor, intumescência, inchação 3. aumento de volume em qualquer matéria ou substância
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tumefação
- tumefações plural
- tumefacção alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tumefação?
- Brazil /tu.me.faˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [tu.me.faˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /tu.mɨ.faˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tumefação in Portuguese?
tumefação appears about once in every 36 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).