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Nouns (6)

swelling, puffiness, lump

n. an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

intumescence, intumescency, swelling

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

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Fuzzynyms (12)

growth

n. something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"

cancer, malignant neoplastic disease

n. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

lymph node, lymph gland, node

n. the source of lymph and lymphocytes

tumor, tumour, neoplasm

n. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

distention, distension

n. the act of expanding by pressure from within

bump

n. a lump on the body caused by a blow

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