swelling (noun)
111psyllium — noun Etymology: New Latin psyllium, from Greek psyllion fleawort, from psylla Date: 1598 the seed of a fleawort (especially Plantago psyllium) that has the property of swelling and becoming gelatinous when moist and is used as a mild laxative… …
112pulvinus — noun (plural pulvini) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cushion Date: circa 1857 a swelling at the base of a petiole or petiolule …
113ranula — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, swelling on the tongue of cattle, from diminutive of rana frog Date: 15th century a cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of a gland duct …
114Reye's syndrome — noun Etymology: R.D.K. Reye died 1977 Australian pathologist Date: 1965 an often fatal encephalopathy especially of childhood characterized by fever, vomiting, fatty infiltration of the liver, and swelling of the kidneys and brain called also… …
115rheumatoid arthritis — noun Date: 1859 a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints …
116rosacea — noun Etymology: short for New Latin acne rosacea rose colored acne Date: 1876 a chronic inflammatory disorder involving especially the skin of the nose, forehead, and cheeks that is characterized by congestion, flushing, telangiectasia, and… …
117serum sickness — noun Date: circa 1913 an allergic reaction to the injection of foreign serum manifested by hives, swelling, eruption, arthritis, and fever …
118spavin — noun Etymology: Middle English spavayne, from Middle French espavin, alteration of Old French esparvains, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sparo sparrow (likened to a lump) Date: 15th century swelling; especially a bony… …
119struma — noun (plural strumae or strumas) Etymology: Latin, swelling of the lymph glands Date: 1565 goiter …
120swimmer's ear — noun Date: 1961 inflammation of the canal in the outer ear that is characterized by itching, redness, swelling, pain, and discharge and that typically occurs when water trapped in the outer ear during swimming becomes infected usually with a… …
