swelling (noun)
31tumidness — noun slight swelling of an organ or part • Syn: ↑tumidity • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumid, ↑tumid (for: ↑tumidity) • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑ …
32bunion — noun Etymology: probably alteration of bunny swelling Date: circa 1718 an inflamed swelling of the small fluid filled sac on the first joint of the big toe accompanied by enlargement and protrusion of the joint …
33edema — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oidēma swelling, from oidein to swell; akin to Armenian aytnu swell, Old English ātor poison Date: 15th century 1. an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a …
34tumefaction — noun Etymology: Middle English tumefaccioun, from Medieval Latin tumefaccion , tumefaccio, from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to make, do more at thumb, do Date: 15th century 1. an action or process of swelling …
35intumescence — noun a) the process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen b) an instance of such swelling See Also: intumescent …
36blister — noun 1》 a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and typically caused by friction or burning. 2》 a similar swelling, filled with air or fluid, on a surface. 3》 Medicine, chiefly historical a preparation applied to the skin to form a blister.… …
37tuber — noun 1》 a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g. in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise. ↘a thickened fleshy root, e.g. of the dahlia. 2》 Anatomy a rounded swelling or… …
38growth — noun 1 INCREASE IN AMOUNT (U) an increase in amount, size, or degree: efforts to control population growth (+ in): During the 1970 s there was rapid growth in oil production and consumption. | growth rate (=the speed at which something increases… …
39protrusion — noun 1) the neck vertebrae have short vertical protrusions Syn: bump, lump, knob; protuberance, projection, prominence, swelling, eminence, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, jag, snag; ledge, shelf, ridge …
40protuberance — noun 1) a protuberance can cause drag Syn: bump, lump, knob, projection, protrusion, prominence, swelling, eminence, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, jag, snag; ledge, shelf, ridge 2) …
