swollenness
Inflated tissue condition
Swollenness is the state of being swollen—enlarged beyond normal size, typically from fluid accumulation, injury, or inflammation.
The swollenness in her ankle went down after she iced it.
The word is somewhat awkward; swelling often serves better as a noun.
Swollen, expanded state
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- dilationWidening of an opening
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- turgiditySwollen or inflated state
bulging · puffiness · fullness · tightness · stretched · distended · engorged · taut
Crimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
pus · histamine · cytokines · leukocytes · immune response · allergy · reactivity · arthritis
Forming small cavities
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
hydrostatic · albumin · nephrotic · venous · capillary · permeability · renal · cardiac
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- dilationWidening of an opening
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
turgidity · bulging · puffiness · fullness · tightness · stretched · distended · engorged · taut · pressure
redness
Crimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
infection · pus · histamine · cytokines · leukocytes · immune response · allergy · reactivity · arthritis · cellulitis
pitting
Forming small cavities
- lymphedemaSwelling from obstructed drainage
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
diuretic · hydrostatic · albumin · nephrotic · venous · capillary · permeability · renal · cardiac · pulmonary
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
tightness · pressure · stiffness · heaviness · numbness · tingling · sensitivity · throbbing · painful · uncomfortable
swollennessshrinkage
Decrease in size
contraction · deflation · shrinking · reduction · diminution
swollennessdehydration
Excessive fluid loss
desiccation · dryness · shriveling · withering · atrophy
swell, swollen, swelling, swelled, swells, upswell, unswollen