- swellings
- 'swell·ing || 'swelɪŋ n. act of something that swells; swollen condition; bulge, protuberance; abnormal enlargement (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Calabar swellings — are localized infections where the parasite Loa Loa is secreting toxins. It is an immune reaction caused when the worms that reside in the subcutaneous tissue are injured by a minor or major force to the skin. The insides of the worm are then… … Wikipedia
Calabar bean swellings (edema) — Cal·a·bar bean, swellings (edema) (kalґə bahr) [Calabar, city and river in southeastern Nigeria] see under bean and swelling … Medical dictionary
Calabar swellings — edematous areas seen in loiasis, appearing suddenly on the surface of the body and lasting a few days, sometimes accompanied by fever, pruritus, and urticaria. Called also Calabar edema and fugitive s s … Medical dictionary
fugitive swellings — Calabar s s … Medical dictionary
genital swellings — labioscrotal s s … Medical dictionary
labial swellings — the primordia of the labia majora … Medical dictionary
labioscrotal swellings — a pair of elevations, one on each side of the embryonic phallus and urogenital orifice; they become either the labia majora or the scrotum. Called also genital s s … Medical dictionary
scrotal swellings — the primordia of the scrotum … Medical dictionary
synaptic knobs — Swellings on the axon ends where contact is made with dendrites of another nerve cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Montgomery tubercles — swellings at the openings of the areolar glands on the surface of the areola of the breast, which hypertrophy and become prominent during pregnancy. In official terminology, called tubercula areolae [TA]. Montgomery tubercles … Medical dictionary
