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swelling

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sw?l.??/
  • Rhymes: -?l??

Noun

swelling (countable and uncountable, plural swellings)

  1. The state of being swollen.
  2. Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.
  3. (figuratively) A rising, as of passion or anger.

Translations

Verb

swelling

  1. present participle of swell

See also

  • edema

Anagrams

  • Wellings, wellings

Middle English

Noun

swelling

  1. Alternative form of swellynge

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chemosis

English

Etymology

chemo- +? -osis

Noun

chemosis (plural chemoses)

  1. (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye

Anagrams

  • echoisms, mischose

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