swellings

noun

plural of swelling
as in lumps
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning

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Recent Examples of swellings Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swellings
  1. lumps
  2. nodules
  3. bruises
  4. bumps
  5. nodes
Noun
  • Can turkey tail mushrooms shrink lipomas, the soft, fatty lumps that show up under the skin of countless aging dogs?
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
  • Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of lumps
Noun
  • In facultative endosymbiosis, the symbiont can live independently, as in the case of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • Her scans were clear until the three-month mark, when her doctors found suspicious nodules in her lungs.
    — Natalie Krebs, NPR, 9 June 2026
Definition of nodules
Noun
  • The mother told officers that on June 25 her 4-year-old son came home from daycare with bruises on his face.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Eliminate possible bumps and bruises by using a pool noodle to cover sharp edges.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
Definition of bruises
Noun
  • The formula contains AHAs and BHAs to resurface the skin, prevent ingrown hairs, and smooth keratosis pilaris bumps.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Longer form, high-concept videos are popping up more and more in a way to combat TikTok’s short adrenalin bumps.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • Developers have completed remediation in their nodes, and the rest of the trail will be cleaned up and capped as it’s built in phases, the county has said.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Why financial sanctions are losing leverage Modern sanctions have long relied on control over key nodes in global commerce.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of nodes

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