Definition of swelling

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Definition of swelling

  • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lump
    2. puffiness
  • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. intumescence
    2. intumescency
  • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bulge
    2. bump
    3. excrescence
    4. extrusion
    5. gibbosity
    6. gibbousness
    7. hump
    8. jut
    9. prominence
    10. protrusion
    11. protuberance

See definition of swelling in Merriam Webster