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swelling
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)While working_out in Sylvania a swelling developed in the knee and he came here to consult the team physician . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Microscopic studies of the gastrocnemius , pectoralis_major , transversus_abdominis , biceps_brachii , and diaphragm showed atrophy as_well_as varying degrees of injury ranging from swelling and vacuolization to focal necrosis of the muscle_fibers . Related terms symptom bloat edema haematocele bunion spermatocele intumescence iridoncus tumescence oscheocele swell |
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[ adjective ] becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
Examples "put ice on the swelling ankle" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
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