a swelling

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• Swelling of the knee — (colloquially known as water on the knee) occurs when excess fluid accumulates in or around the knee joint. There are many common causes for the swelling, including arthritis, injury to the ligaments or meniscus, or when fluid collects in the… …   Wikipedia

• Swelling — Swell ing, n. 1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. [1913 Webster] Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. A protuberance; a prominence;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Swelling — can mean: * In medicine: ** Swelling (medical) is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. * In engineering: **Increase of volume of material, due to absorption of a solvent (common for plastic… …   Wikipedia

• Swelling — ist eine irreversible Falten und Wellenbildung in Flachfolienmaterial. Es ist u. a. bei dünnen Polypropylenfolien (ab 30 µm und dünner) als Phänomen zu beobachten. Die Ursachen liegen z.B. in der Migration von mineralölbasierenden Druckfarben bzw …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• swelling — index accession (enlargement), boom (increase), cumulative (increasing), growth (increase) …   Law dictionary

• swelling utterance — index bombast Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• swelling — [n] physical growth; lump abscess, blister, boil, bruise, bulge, bump, bunion, carbuncle, contusion, corn, dilation, distention, enlargement, hump, increase, inflammation, injury, knob, knurl, node, nodule, pimple, pock, protuberance, puff,… …   New thesaurus

• swelling — ► NOUN ▪ an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body as a result of an accumulation of fluid …   English terms dictionary

• swelling — [swel′iŋ] n. 1. an increasing or being increased in size, volume, etc. 2. something swollen; esp., an abnormally swollen part of the body …   English World dictionary

• Swelling (medical) — SignSymptom infobox Name = Swelling ICD10 = R22 ICD9 = ICD9|782.2, ICD9|784.2, ICD9|786.6, ICD9|789.3 In medical parlance, swelling is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. It can occur… …   Wikipedia

• Swelling — Swell Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English