(of swelling)
1Swelling of the knee — (colloquially known as water on the knee) occurs when excess fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. There are many common causes for the swelling, including arthritis, injury to the ligaments or meniscus, or when fluid collects in the… …
2Swelling — Swell ing, n. 1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. [1913 Webster] Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. A protuberance; a prominence;… …
3Swelling — can mean: * In medicine: ** Swelling (medical) is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. * In engineering: **Increase of volume of material, due to absorption of a solvent (common for plastic… …
4Swelling — ist eine irreversible Falten und Wellenbildung in Flachfolienmaterial. Es ist u. a. bei dünnen Polypropylenfolien (ab 30 µm und dünner) als Phänomen zu beobachten. Die Ursachen liegen z.B. in der Migration von mineralölbasierenden Druckfarben bzw …
5swelling — index accession (enlargement), boom (increase), cumulative (increasing), growth (increase) …
6swelling utterance — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7swelling — [n] physical growth; lump abscess, blister, boil, bruise, bulge, bump, bunion, carbuncle, contusion, corn, dilation, distention, enlargement, hump, increase, inflammation, injury, knob, knurl, node, nodule, pimple, pock, protuberance, puff,… …
8swelling — ► NOUN ▪ an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body as a result of an accumulation of fluid …
9swelling — [swel′iŋ] n. 1. an increasing or being increased in size, volume, etc. 2. something swollen; esp., an abnormally swollen part of the body …
10Swelling (medical) — SignSymptom infobox Name = Swelling ICD10 = R22 ICD9 = ICD9|782.2, ICD9|784.2, ICD9|786.6, ICD9|789.3 In medical parlance, swelling is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. It can occur… …