swell·ing (sw l ng)n.1. The state of being swollen. 2. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area. |
swelling Noun an enlargement of a part of the body as the result of injury or infection Swelling a rising emotion; an inflation by pride, etc. Examples: swelling of the deep, 1781; of grief, 1709; of heads—Daily Telegraph, 1984; of vain hopes, 1750; of floating tide, 1676.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | swelling - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargementspermatocele - a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease bloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas bunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | | 2. | swelling - 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"excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" mogul - a bump on a ski slope snag - a sharp protuberance wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something | | 3. | swelling - the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |
swelling noun enlargement, lump, puffiness, bump, blister, bulge, inflammation, dilation, protuberance, distension, tumescence >> adjective tumescent
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