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  • 81tympanic swelling — intumescentia tympanica …

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  • 82radiative swelling — Смотри Распухание радиационное …

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  • 83sand scratch swelling — Solvents present in surface scratches that cause the old finish to swell …

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  • 84Chemosis — Swelling around the iris (the colored circle that surrounds the pupil) due to edema (swelling) of the bulbar conjunctiva (the clear membrane that coats the outer surface of the eye). * * * Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva, forming a swelling… …

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  • 85Papilledema — Swelling around the optic nerve, usually due to pressure on the nerve by a tumor. * * * Edema of the optic disk, often due to increased intracranial pressure. SYN: choked disk. [papilla + edema] * * * pap·il·le·de·ma or chiefly Brit… …

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  • 86Tumescent — Swelling; slightly tumid (swollen). For example, tumescent liposuction involves pumping a solution beneath the skin which swells it to facilitate suctioning out fat. For another example, the penis can become tumescent. Tumescent and tumor are… …

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  • 87-cele — Swelling; hernia. [G. kele, tumor] * * * ( coele) suffix denoting swelling, hernia, or tumour. Example: gastrocele (hernia of the stomach) …

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  • 88glossocele — Swelling and protrusion of the tongue from the mouth. SEE ALSO: macroglossia. [glosso + G. kele, tumor, hernia] * * * glos·so·cele (glosґo sēl) [glosso + cele1] swelling and protrusion of the tongue …

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  • 89rhinedema — Swelling of the nasal mucous membrane. [rhin + G. oidema, swelling] * * * rhi·nede·ma (ri″nə deґmə) [rhin + edema] edema of the nose …

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  • 90commotio retinae — swelling of the retina, usually resulting from blunt trauma to the eye. The swelling usually resolves over a few days …

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