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

==See also==
*[[Shrinkage (disambiguation)]]
*[[Swell (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 01:25, 20 July 2021

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

See also

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