Swelling: alternatives and connections

That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.

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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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The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.

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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 person of the Mongolian race.

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To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.

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To beat or bruise with the fist.

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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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A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.

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The quality or state of being tumid.

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A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.

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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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The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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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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The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

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An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a tr…

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The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.

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A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

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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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To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.

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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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Alt. of Prominency

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The act of protruding or thrusting forward, or beyond the usual limit.

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That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or kno…

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The quality or state of being puffy.

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