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an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid

swelling, puffiness, lump(noun)

an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence(noun)

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"

intumescence, intumescency, swelling(noun)

the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning

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