swelling (noun)

  • 41growth — noun 1) population growth Syn: enlargement, increase in size, expansion, extension, swelling, multiplication, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build up, development 2) a growth on his jaw Syn …

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  • 42hydrops — noun swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities • Syn: ↑edema, ↑oedema, ↑dropsy • Derivationally related forms: ↑dropsical (for: ↑dropsy), ↑edematous …

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  • 43iridoncus — noun swelling of the iris of the eye • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 44lymphedema — noun swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas • Hypernyms: ↑edema, ↑oedema, ↑hydrops, ↑dropsy * * * /lim fi dee meuh/, n. Pathol. the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying… …

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  • 45lymphogranuloma — noun swelling of a lymph node • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 46oscheocele — noun swelling of the scrotum • Syn: ↑oscheocoele • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 47oscheocoele — noun swelling of the scrotum • Syn: ↑oscheocele • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 48puffiness — noun 1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pomposity, ↑pompousness, ↑pretentiousness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation …

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  • 49spermatocele — noun a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑puffiness, ↑lump …

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  • 50tumidity — noun slight swelling of an organ or part • Syn: ↑tumidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumid (for: ↑tumidness), ↑tumid • Hypernyms: ↑swelling, ↑ …

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