- to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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- to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
This meaning is used when referring to the physical enlargement of a body part due to inflammation or other causes, often indicating a medical or health-related condition.
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Her face is really swollen, but she says that it isn't the mumps. Apparently, it's some unknown hereditary disease.
One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.
There are incidents where this vaccine has caused a red swelling at the location it was injected.