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'''[[Swelling (medical)]]''', is the enlargement of tissue. |
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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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*[[Die swell]], the increase of volume of material due to absorption of a solvent, common for [[plastic]] polymers |
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*[[Neutron-induced swelling]] caused by neutron radiation. |
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Revision as of 15:06, 5 August 2011
Look up swell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Swelling (medical), is the enlargement of tissue.
Swelling can also mean:
- 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.