You may have swelling, but don't worry about it.
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Swelling
Synonyms for "swelling" (257 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (77)
bunchedbunchybunioncankercanker sorecarbunclechancrechancroidchilblaincold sorecorncrescendocrescendoingcrescentcystdevelopmentdiastoledilatationdilationdistended
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distensiondropsyedemaelevationenlargementeschareuphuisticexcrescenceexpandingexpansionextensionextreme tensionfelonfesterfesteringfever blisterfistulaflareflatulenceflatulencyflatulentflatusfloodfloweryfullnessfurunclefurunculusfustiangaingassinessgassygatheringgrandiloquentgreateninggrowinggrowthgumboilgushhemorrhoidshikehillockyhummockyincreaseincreasingincrementincrementalinflammationinflatedinflationintensifying
Related words (128)
intensityjumpkibeleaplengtheninglesionloudishnessloudnesslumpmagniloquentmeteorismmountingmouthymoutonneemultiplicationmultiplyingnodenoduleon the increaseoverdistension
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overdrawingoverexpansionoverextensionoverstrainoverstrainingoverstretchingpapulapapuleparonychiaparulispetechiapilepilespimplepneumaticpockpolyppotbelliedpouchingproductivenessprojectionproliferatingproliferationprominenceprotrusionprotuberanceprotuberantpuffpuffinesspuffingpustuleraiserhetoricalriserisingroundedscabsebaceous cystsnapping pointsnowballingsoft chancresonoritysonorousnesssorespreadspreadingstigmastrainstrainingstretchstretchingstysuppurationsurgesurge of soundswellswellageswollenswollennesstensiontighteningtubercletumefactiontumescencetumescenttumidtumiditytumidnesstumorturgescenceturgescencyturgescentturgidturgidityturgidnesstympanismtympanyulcerulcerationupuppingupsurgeupswinguptrendupturnverrucatedverrucosevolumewalewartywaxingweltwenwhealwhelkwhitlowwideningwindinesswindywound
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
6 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
100 translations across 44 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- οἴδημα noun (anything swollen)
- οἶδος noun (anything swollen)
Armenian
3 entries- այտուց noun (anything swollen)
- այտուցվածություն noun (the state of being swollen)
- ուռուցք noun (anything swollen)
Aromanian
1 entries- umflãturã noun (anything swollen)
Bashkir
3 entries- шеш noun (the state of being swollen)
- шеш noun (anything swollen)
- шешеү noun (the state of being swollen)
Bulgarian
3 entries- издуване noun (the state of being swollen)
- изпъкналост noun (anything swollen)
- подутина noun (anything swollen)
Catalan
3 entries- infladura noun (anything swollen)
- inflament noun (the state of being swollen)
- inflor noun (anything swollen)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 腫脹 /肿胀 noun (anything swollen)
Czech
1 entries- otok noun (anything swollen)
Finnish
4 entries- ajettuma noun (anything swollen)
- ajetus noun (the state of being swollen)
- paisuminen noun (the state of being swollen)
- pöhö noun (anything swollen)
French
1 entries- gonflement noun (the state of being swollen)
Galician
4 entries- inchazo noun (the state of being swollen)
- inchazo noun (anything swollen)
- inchazón noun (the state of being swollen)
- inchazón noun (anything swollen)
German
3 entries- Anschwellen noun (the state of being swollen)
- Anschwellung noun (the state of being swollen)
- Schwellung noun (anything swollen)
Greek
3 entries- διόγκωση noun (the state of being swollen)
- οίδημα noun (the state of being swollen)
- πρήξιμο noun (the state of being swollen)
Gujarati
1 entries- સોજો noun (the state of being swollen)
Hungarian
2 entries- duzzadás noun (the state of being swollen)
- duzzanat noun (anything swollen)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Schwellung noun (anything swollen)
Irish
2 entries- at noun (the state of being swollen)
- at noun (anything swollen)
Italian
3 entries- gnocco noun (anything swollen)
- gonfiore noun (the state of being swollen)
- gonfiore noun (anything swollen)
Japanese
3 entries- はれ noun (the state of being swollen)
- はれもの noun (anything swollen)
- ふくれ noun (the state of being swollen)
Khmer
1 entries- ហើម noun (anything swollen)
Latin
4 entries- tumentia noun (anything swollen)
- tumiditās noun (anything swollen)
- tumor noun (the state of being swollen)
- tumor noun (anything swollen)
Māori
4 entries- pauku noun (anything swollen)
- uruhua noun (anything swollen)
- uruhumu noun (anything swollen)
- uruumu noun (anything swollen)
Nǀuu
1 entries- kqoqo noun (the state of being swollen)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- شیش noun (anything swollen)
- یومرو noun (anything swollen)
Pashto
3 entries- غومبه noun (the state of being swollen)
- غومبه noun (anything swollen)
- پړسوب noun (the state of being swollen)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schwolst noun (anything swollen)
Polish
2 entries- obrzęk noun (the state of being swollen)
- opuchlizna noun (the state of being swollen)
Portuguese
3 entries- inchaço noun (the state of being swollen)
- inchaço noun (anything swollen)
- inchação noun (the state of being swollen)
Romanian
2 entries- umflare noun (the state of being swollen)
- umflătură noun (anything swollen)
Russian
3 entries- о́пухоль noun (anything swollen)
- опуха́ние noun (the state of being swollen)
- припу́хлость noun (anything swollen)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- atadh noun (the state of being swollen)
- atadh noun (anything swollen)
Southern Altai
1 entries- тижик noun (anything swollen)
Spanish
3 entries- hinchazón noun (the state of being swollen)
- hinchazón noun (anything swollen)
- inflamación noun (the state of being swollen)
Swedish
2 entries- svullnad noun (the state of being swollen)
- svullnad noun (anything swollen)
Tagalog
1 entries- pamamaga noun (the state of being swollen)
Tamil
1 entries- தடிப்பு noun (the state of being swollen)
Tarifit
2 entries- tuffett noun (the state of being swollen)
- tuffett noun (anything swollen)
Tatar
2 entries- шеш noun (the state of being swollen)
- шеш noun (anything swollen)
Telugu
2 entries- వాచుట noun (the state of being swollen)
- వాపు noun (anything swollen)
Tibetan
1 entries- སྐྲང་ཀོ noun (anything swollen)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yweru noun (anything swollen)
Urdu
2 entries- سُوجَن noun (the state of being swollen)
- سُوجَن noun (anything swollen)
Uyghur
4 entries- ئىششىق noun (the state of being swollen)
- ئۇششۇق noun (the state of being swollen)
- ئۇچقۇن noun (the state of being swollen)
- دوماق noun (the state of being swollen)
Welsh
1 entries- chwydd noun (anything swollen)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Source: tatoeba (34985)
Judging by the swelling, the man must have been bitten by a snake.
Source: tatoeba (46729)
His knee turned a ghastly blackish purple from the swelling.
Source: tatoeba (758043)
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