Swelling
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
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Senses
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- extrusionintumescencepuffiness
- plural
- Swellings
- possessive
- Swelling's
- pluralpossessive
- Swellings'