swellings
Inflamed raised spots
Swellings are areas of abnormal enlargement, typically on the body.
A swelling results from fluid accumulation, inflammation, or growth beneath the surface: The doctor examined the swellings on her lymph nodes.
The word can describe any localized bulges or protuberances: swellings in the plaster where water had seeped through.
Outward curved projection
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
- knobRounded gripping fixture
nodule · ridge · prominence · projection · convexity · knurl · outgrowth · jut
Increase in size
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- hyperplasiaExcessive cell multiplication
- dilationWidening of an opening
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
bloating · inflation · engorgement · turgidity · intumescence · tumefaction · expansion · thickening
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- abscessLocalized pus collection
hematoma · cellulitis · angioedema · goiter · ganglion · lipoma · keloid · contusion
bulge
Outward curved projection
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- protuberanceProjection from a surface
knob · nodule · ridge · prominence · projection · convexity · knurl · outgrowth · jut · distention
growth
Increase in size
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- hyperplasiaExcessive cell multiplication
- dilationWidening of an opening
distension · bloating · inflation · engorgement · turgidity · intumescence · tumefaction · expansion · thickening · ballooning
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
abscess · hematoma · cellulitis · angioedema · goiter · ganglion · lipoma · keloid · contusion · bruise
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumor, tumors, tumour
- prominencesprotuberance, protrusion, bulge, bump, jut
swellingsdepressions
Sunken areas or downturns
indentations · hollows · cavities · dents · concavities
swellingsshrinkages
Reductions in size
contractions · subsidence · reductions · diminutions · compressions
swellingsatrophies
Diminishes from neglect
shrinkages · involutions · regressions · subsidences · flattenings
- 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