Ĕm'phy-sē'mā, n.
n. [Gr. ἐμφύσημα, inflation, from ἐμφυσᾶν, to inflate, from ἐμ, for ἐν, in, and φυσᾶν, to blow; Fr. emphysème.] (Med.) A swelling produced by air diffused in the cellular tissue. Hoblyn.
n. [Gr. ἐμφύσημα, inflation, from ἐμφυσᾶν, to inflate, from ἐμ, for ἐν, in, and φυσᾶν, to blow; Fr. emphysème.] (Med.) A swelling produced by air diffused in the cellular tissue. Hoblyn.