Meaning | An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement. |
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Synonyms | puffiness, lump |
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Narrower | bloat | swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas |
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bunion | A painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe |
edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy | swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities |
hematocele, haematocele, hematocoele, haematocoele | swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) |
intumescence, intumescency | swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) |
iridoncus | swelling of the iris of the eye |
lymphogranuloma | swelling of a lymph node |
oscheocele, oscheocoele | swelling of the scrotum |
spermatocele | A swelling on the epididymis or the testis |
tumidity, tumidness | Slight swelling of an organ or part |
Broader | enlargement | The state of being enlarged |
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symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Spanish | bulto, habón, hinchazón, roncha, tumefacción |
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Catalan | bony, fava, inflor |
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Verbs | swell | expand abnormally |
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