swelling (noun)
11swelling — swell|ing [ swelıŋ ] noun count an area of your body that has increased in size as a result of an injury or illness: A large swelling had come up on my ankle. a. uncount the increase in size of an area of your body caused by an injury or illness …
12swelling — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. welt, wale, weal, wart, pimple, wen, carbuncle, boil, pock, pustule, inflammation, growth, corn, lump, bunion, tumor, suppuration, blister, abscess, contusion, abrasion, ridge; see also injury 1 , sore . II (Roget s 3… …
13swelling — [ˈswelɪŋ] noun [C] an area of your body that has become bigger because of an injury or illness …
14swelling — /ˈswɛlɪŋ / (say sweling) noun 1. the act of one that swells. 2. the condition of being swollen. 3. a swollen part; a protuberance or prominence. 4. Pathology an abnormal enlargement or protuberance. {swell + ing1} …
15swelling blight — /ˈswɛlɪŋ blaɪt/ (say sweling bluyt) noun → bung eye …
16calabar swelling — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : a transient subcutaneous swelling marking the migratory course of the adult filarial eye worm through the tissues compare loaiasis …
17cloudy swelling — noun : a form of degeneration in the tissues of various organs (as the liver, the kidneys, or the heart) marked by swelling and a cloudy appearance of the cells from a deposition in them of granules of protein nature …
18milk leg — noun painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth • Syn: ↑white leg, ↑phlegmasia alba dolens • Hypernyms: ↑thrombosis * * * noun 1. : postpartum thrombophlebitis of a femoral vein 2 …
19quellung — noun the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms pneumococcus quellung • Syn: ↑quellung reaction • Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological… …
20ice pack — noun 1. a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ice bag • Hypernyms: ↑bag 2. a large expanse of floating ice • Syn: ↑pack ice …
