swelling
(swelɪŋ )
Word forms: swellings
variable noun
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 he is being detained for observation.
Synonyms: enlargement, lump, puffiness, bump
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Translations:
Chinese: 肿块由于受伤或疾病导致的
Japanese: はれ
- in hock to
- in honor of
- in honour of
- inhospitable
- inhospitable climate
- inhospitable desert
- inhospitable environment
- inhospitable land
- inhospitable landscape
- inhospitable place
- inhospitable region
- inhospitable terrain
- in hot pursuit
- in hot water
- in hot water
- in-house
- in-house brand
- in-house counsel
- in-house designer
- in-house expert
- in-house expertise
- in-house lawyer
- in-house magazine
- in-house services
- in-house staff