Swelling
nounid
142288·updated May 18, 2026verified
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- extrusionintumescencepuffiness
- plural
- Swellings
- possessive
- Swelling's
- pluralpossessive
- Swellings'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
- §2
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- §3
- an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
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