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swelling
(redirected from laryngeal swelling)

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swell·ing  (swlng)
n.
1. The state of being swollen.
2. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.

swelling [ˈswɛlɪŋ]
n
1. the act of expansion or inflation
2. the state of being or becoming swollen
3. a swollen or inflated part or area
4. (Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal enlargement of a bodily structure or part, esp as the result of injury Related adj tumescent

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
Noun1.swellingswelling - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
spermatocele - 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
enlargement - the state of being enlarged
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
haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele - 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
tumidity, tumidness - slight swelling of an organ or part
2.swellingswelling - 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"
frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
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
nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance
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)
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

swelling
noun enlargement, lump, puffiness, bump, blister, bulge, inflammation, dilation, protuberance, distension, tumescence There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.
Related words
adjective tumescent
Translations
swelling [ˈswelɪŋ] N (Med) → hinchazón f
swelling [ˈswɛlɪŋ] n
(= condition of being swollen) → gonflement m, enflure f
(= bump) → grosseur f
swelling
n
Verdickung f; (Med) → Schwellung f
(= act, of ankle, arm, eye, sound) → Anschwellen nt; (of sails)Blähen nt; (of wood)Quellen nt; (of population, debt etc)Anwachsen nt
adj attr ankle etc(an)schwellend; sailsgebläht; soundanschwellend; numberssteigend, anwachsend, zunehmend; line, curvegeschwungen; her swelling breastsdie Wölbung ihrer Brüste
swelling [ˈswɛlɪŋ] n (Med) → gonfiore m, tumefazione f
swelling [ˈswɛlɪŋ] n (Med) → gonfiore m, tumefazione f


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At the 6-month follow-up, the patient's dysphagia and dyspepsia had resolved following a short course of a proton-pump inhibitor, and repeat examinations detected no recurrence of the laryngeal swelling.
DX-88 is in phase II clinical trials for HAE, a rare disease characterized by acute episodic attacks of subcutaneous, abdominal and/or laryngeal swelling.
 
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