swellingnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈswel.ɪŋ/us/ˈswel.ɪŋ/a part of your body that has become bigger because of illness or injury:
Put your foot into cold water to help the swelling go down.
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Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- aortic aneurysm
- atypical lipoma
- goitre
- inflammation
- inflammatory
- leiomyoma
- lump
- lymphoedema
- mastitis
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oedema
- pancreatic mass
- polyp
- puffy
- swollen
- turgid
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