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Anasarca :: Anasarca (n.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin..

Intumescent :: Intumescent (a.) Swelling up; expanding.

Outswell :: Outswell (v. t.) To exceed in swelling.

Swoln :: Swollen (a.) Enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen eyes; swollen streams..

Bulge :: Bulge (n.) A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall..

Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..

Spinaceous :: Spina bifida () A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed..

Piles :: Piles (n. pl.) The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids. See Hemorrhoids. [The singular pile is sometimes used.].

Mouse :: Mouse (n.) A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.

Mosquito :: Mosquito (n.) Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic..

Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

Turgescency :: Turgescency (n.) The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance..

Tumor :: Tumor (n.) Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions; false magnificence or sublimity.

Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.

Big :: Big (superl.) Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.

Mouth :: Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.

Proctocele :: Proctocele (n.) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani..

Swelling :: Swelling (n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride..

Ampullaceous :: Ampullaceous (a.) Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.

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