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swelling
noun(swell-ing)
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Synonyms: lump, puffiness,
swelling
noun(swell-ing)
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
Synonyms: intumescence, intumescency,
swelling
noun(swell-ing)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Synonyms: bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance,

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