4
swell(noun, expansion)
4
tumefaction(noun, increase, rise, expansion, enlargement)
3
bulge(noun, bump, lump, enlargement, swelling)
3
dropsy
3
engorgement(noun, bump, fill, wealth, expansion)
3
pock(bump, lump, enlargement, swelling, bulge)
3
projection(noun, lump, swelling, convexity)
3
tumescence(noun, bump, fill, lump, abundance)
3
tumor(bump, lump, expansion, enlargement, swelling)
3
widening(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
2
aggrandizement(noun, increase, rise, expansion, enlargement)
2
blowing up(noun, expression, increase, rise, enlargement)
2
boil(bump, lump, enlargement, swelling, bulge)
2
broadening(noun, increase, delay, development, spread)
2
bunion(bump, lump, enlargement, swelling, bulge)
2
carbuncle(bump, lump, enlargement, swelling, bulge)
2
convexity(noun, lump, swelling, convexity)
2
corn(bump, lump, enlargement, swelling, bulge)
2
edema(enlargement, swelling, inflammation)
2
increment(noun, expansion)
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