swelling

  • 11swelling — UK [ˈswelɪŋ] / US noun Word forms swelling : singular swelling plural swellings a) [countable] an area of your body that has increased in size as a result of an injury or an illness A large swelling had come up on my ankle. b) [uncountable] the… …

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  • 12swelling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ painful, severe ▪ There is severe swelling of the glands. ▪ slight VERB + SWELLING ▪ cause …

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  • 13swelling — [[t]swe̱lɪŋ[/t]] swellings N VAR A swelling is a raised, curved shape on the surface of your body which appears as a result of an injury or an illness. His eye was partly closed, and there was a swelling over his lid... There is some swelling and …

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  • 14swelling — 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 …

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  • 15swelling — noun 1 (C) an area of your body that has become larger than normal, because of illness or injury: a nasty swelling on my neck 2 (U) the condition of having swelled: The spider s bite can cause pain and swelling …

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  • 16swelling —   Pehu, hū.   Also: ōnū, ōhū, hūalakē, lalahū, kāla e, me ome o, ōhao, pēheu, polohuku, ponohuku, u ulukai; anako i (lymph gland); ea kūka a (disease); po ohū (as on the head); eho (under the arm or between the legs); awaiāhiki, auko i, auwaihiki …

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  • 17swelling — 1. An enlargement, e.g., a protuberance or tumor. 2. In embryology, a primordial elevation that develops into a fold, ridge, or prominence. albuminous s. SYN: cloudy s.. ary …

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  • 18Swelling — Swel|ling [ swɛ...] das; s <aus engl. swelling »das Anschwellen« zu to swell »zunehmen, anwachsen«> Volumenzunahme bei der Kernspaltung …

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  • 19swelling — swell·ing || swelɪŋ n. act of something that swells; swollen condition; bulge, protuberance; abnormal enlargement (Medicine) swel n. act of swelling, distention; swollen part, protuberance; gradual increase; surge of feeling or emotion; long… …

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  • 20swelling — noun use ice to reduce the swelling Syn: bump, lump, bulge, protuberance, enlargement, distension, prominence, protrusion, node, nodule, tumescence; boil, blister, bunion, carbuncle …

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