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{{wiktionary|swelling}} |
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* In medicine: |
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'''Swelling''' may refer to: |
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** [[Swelling (medical)]] is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called [[edema]]. |
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*[[Edema]], a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor |
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* In engineering: |
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*[[Die swell]], the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die |
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**Increase of volume of material, due to absorption of a solvent (common for [[plastic]] polymers) |
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*[[Swelling capacity]], the amount of liquid that can be absorbed by a polymer |
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**[[Neutron-induced swelling|structural changes]] caused by neutron radiation. |
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*[[Neutron-induced swelling]], the increasing of volume and decreasing of density of materials subjected to intense neutron radiation |
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* [[Swelling index]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Shrinkage (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Swell (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 20 July 2021
Look up swelling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Swelling may refer to:
- Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor
- Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die
- Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid that can be absorbed by a polymer
- Neutron-induced swelling, the increasing of volume and decreasing of density of materials subjected to intense neutron radiation
- Swelling index