swelling
Lump from injury
Swelling is the enlargement of a body part, typically caused by fluid accumulation, injury, or inflammation.
A swelling is also the raised area itself: The swelling on her ankle went down after she iced it.
Beyond the physical, swelling describes any gradual increase in size, intensity, or volume—a swelling crowd, swelling music, or swelling emotions.
As a participle of swell, it captures the process of becoming larger or more pronounced.
Discolored tissue injury
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
blister · bump · lump · tenderness · soreness · inflammation · trauma · impact
Pathological tissue puffiness
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
immune · histamine · cytokines · lymphatic · arthritis · allergy · irritation · abscess
Swollen with air
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- engorgedSwollen from excess filling
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
inflated · turgid · tumescent · puffiness · edematous · plump · ballooned · protruding
Increase in size
- growthIncrease in size
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- inflationSustained price level increase
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
dilation · engorgement · increase · bulging · widening · stretching · spreading · amplification
Gradual increase in loudness
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
dynamics · building · rising · intensifying · wave · surge · overture · chorus
Sudden powerful increase
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
torrent · outpouring · cascade · spillover · inundation · rise · groundswell · tsunami
Pushing with force
- ruttingMating season behavior
- heavingMoving up and down
- bucklingBending from compression
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
deformation · asphalt · concrete · frost · subsidence
bruise
Discolored tissue injury
hematoma · blister · bump · lump · tenderness · soreness · inflammation · trauma · impact · fracture
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
infection · immune · histamine · cytokines · lymphatic · arthritis · allergy · irritation · abscess · cellulitis
puffy
Swollen with air
bulging · inflated · turgid · tumescent · puffiness · edematous · plump · ballooned · protruding · raised
enlargement
Increase in size
- growthIncrease in size
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- inflationSustained price level increase
ballooning · dilation · engorgement · increase · bulging · widening · stretching · spreading · amplification · augmentation
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- fortissimoVery loud, musically
climax · dynamics · building · rising · intensifying · wave · surge · overture · chorus · composition
surge
Sudden powerful increase
tide · torrent · outpouring · cascade · spillover · inundation · rise · groundswell · tsunami · avalanche
shoving
Pushing with force
upheaval · deformation · asphalt · concrete · frost · subsidence
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- allergy symptomshives, sneezing, itching, rash, wheezing
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
- body discomfortsitching, burning, stinging, aching, throbbing
- bulgesbump, hump, knob, lump, mound
swellingdepression
Prolonged low state
dent · indentation · cavity · concavity · hollow
swellingshrinking
Decreasing in dimension
contracting · shrinkage · contraction · compression · deflation
swellingsubsidence
Gradual ground sinking
deflation · atrophy · reduction · resolution · healing
- brain swellingFluid accumulation in cranium
- throat swellingEnlarged tissue in neck
- severe swellingIntense tissue fluid accumulation
- redness and swellingTissue's distress signals
- joint swellingInflammation at body hinges
- knee swellingFluid accumulation in leg joint