To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlarg…
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The quality or state of being puffy.
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To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlarg…
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Same as Bunyon.
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An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
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Same as oedema.
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A tumor filled with blood.
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The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the a…
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A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
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The quality or state of being tumid.
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The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.
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Alt. of Inelegancy
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Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…
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Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
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Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
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Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
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Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
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The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
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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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The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
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The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.
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of Swell
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