8
expansion(noun, opening, enlargement, swelling, inflammation)
7
distension(noun, bump, lump, enlargement, swelling)
6
dilatation
5
bulge(noun, increase, swell, object, bump)
5
enlargement(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
5
increase(noun, advance, progress, growth, bump)
5
inflation(noun, advance, increase, progress, swell)
4
dilation(noun, increase, swell, bump, lump)
4
swelling(noun, swell, bump, lump, enlargement)
3
bloating(noun, inflation)
3
rise(noun, increase, growth, improvement, enlargement)
2
extension(noun, increase, worry, strain, anxiety)
2
swell(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
1
abscess(noun, increase, bump, lump, injury)
1
acceleration(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
1
advancement(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
1
aggrandizement(noun, advance, increase, progress, growth)
1
agony(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
1
alarm(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
1
albatross(noun, worry, strain, anxiety, burden)
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