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swelling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lump, puffiness |
| Type of | enlargement, symptom |
| Has types | oscheocele, oscheocoele, dropsy, spermatocele, edema, tumidness, oedema, tumidity, bunion, haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele, hydrops, intumescence, intumescency, iridoncus, lymphogranuloma, bloat |
| Derivation | swell |
swelling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intumescence, intumescency |
| Type of | chemical change, chemical action, chemical process |
swelling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance |
| Type of | projection |
| Has types | wart, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, belly |
Examples of swelling
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The Ackerly's home is now among a swelling number of abandoned houses in Nevada.
From the usatoday.com
There may have been many big bangs, each giving rise to its own swelling domain.
From the post-gazette.com
By the time we were leaving, the swelling spread up my arm and into my shoulder.
From the theepochtimes.com
Hopefully, the swelling stays out of it, and you push a little harder every day.
From the sacbee.com
Other vaccines also have multiple side effects, including swelling of the brain.
From the sciencedaily.com
Brown has some knee swelling, so it's likely only Sanders will dress at Buffalo.
From the post-gazette.com
Still, he's betting on the swelling sea to take ultimate control of Broad Beach.
From the latimes.com
The team had to wait 24 hours for the swelling to go down to make an assessment.
From the ocregister.com
Hepatitis C can cause swelling of the liver, stomach pain, fatigue and jaundice.
From the signonsandiego.com
- An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
- Bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
- Intumescence: the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
- (swelled) big: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
- In medical parlance, swelling is the transient enlargement or protuberance in the body and may include tumors. According to cause, it may be congenital, traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic or miscellaneous.
- The state of being swollen; Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body
- (swellingly) In a swelling manner
- (swelled) to expand as within pressure inside
- To dream that you see yourself swollen, denotes that you will amass fortune, but your egotism will interfere with your enjoyment. To see others swollen, foretells that advancement will meet with envious obstructions.
