swelling

swell·ing

S0943600 (swĕl′ĭng)n.1. The state of being swollen.2. Something swollen, especially an abnormally swollen body part or area.

swelling

(ˈswɛlɪŋ) n1. the act of expansion or inflation2. the state of being or becoming swollen3. a swollen or inflated part or area4. (Pathology) an abnormal enlargement of a bodily structure or part, esp as the result of injury

swell•ing

(ˈswɛl ɪŋ)

n. 1. the act of a person or thing that swells. 2. a swollen part. 3. an abnormal enlargement or protuberance, as that resulting from edema. [before 900]

Swelling

 a rising emotion; an inflation by pride, etc.Examples: swelling of the deep, 1781; of grief, 1709; of heads—Daily Telegraph, 1984; of vain hopes, 1750; of floating tide, 1676.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swelling - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargementpuffiness, lumpspermatocele - a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoasymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseaseenlargement - the state of being enlargedbloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gasbunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toedropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavitieshaematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele - swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)intumescence, intumescency - swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)iridoncus - swelling of the iris of the eyelymphogranuloma - swelling of a lymph nodeoscheocele, oscheocoele - swelling of the scrotumtumidity, tumidness - slight swelling of an organ or part
	2.	swelling - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominencefrontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbitoccipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bonebelly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"mogul - a bump on a ski slopenub, nubble - a small lump or protuberancesnag - a sharp protuberancewart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	3.	swelling - the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)intumescence, intumescencychemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

swelling

noun enlargement, lump, puffiness, bump, blister, bulge, inflammation, dilation, protuberance, distension, tumescence There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.Related words
adjective tumescent

swelling

nounA small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example:bump, bunch, knot, lump.

Translations

肿胀

swell

(swel) – past tense swelled: past participle swollen (ˈswoulən) – verb to make or become larger, greater or thicker. The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers. 腫脹，增大 肿胀，增大 noun a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm. The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell. (浪濤的)洶湧 汹涌 adjective (especially American) used as a term of approval. a swell idea; That's swell! 了不起，漂亮的 了不起，漂亮的 ˈswelling noun a swollen area, especially on the body as a result of injury, disease etc. She had a swelling on her arm where the wasp had stung her. 腫脹 肿胀swollen (ˈswəulən) adjective increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling. a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs. 腫脹的 肿胀的ˌswollen-ˈheaded adjective too pleased with oneself; conceited. He's very swollen-headed about his success. 傲慢的 傲慢的swell out to (cause to) bulge. The sails swelled out in the wind. 鼓起 鼓起swell up (of a part of the body) to swell. The toothache made her face swell up. 腫起 肿起