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'''Swelling''' can mean:
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'''[[Swelling (medical)]]''', is the enlargement of tissue.
* In medicine:

** [[Swelling (medical)]] is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called [[edema]].
'''Swelling''' can also mean:
* In engineering:
**Increase of volume of material, due to absorption of a solvent (common for [[plastic]] polymers); see "[[Die swell]]".
*[[Die swell]], the increase of volume of material due to absorption of a solvent, common for [[plastic]] polymers
**[[Neutron-induced swelling]] caused by neutron radiation.
*[[Neutron-induced swelling]] caused by neutron radiation.


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Revision as of 15:06, 5 August 2011

Swelling (medical), is the enlargement of tissue.

Swelling can also mean: