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Intumescence

The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.

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Hematoma 76% connected

A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.

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Lump 76% connected

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

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Puffiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being puffy.

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Swelling 76% connected

of Swell

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Swell 74% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Swell 74% connected

To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the le…

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Swelling 92% connected

of Swell

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