Sign 4 of 441 in the Auslan Medical Dictionary

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Keywords: swell up, swell, expand, enlarge, swelling, enlargement, expansion

Sign Definition

As a Noun

  1. The increase in size of something such that it becomes larger. English = expansion, enlargement.
  2. The increase in size of something such that it becomes larger and rounder by being filled with liquid or air. English = swelling.
  3. The increase in size of a body part such that it becomes larger and rounder than normal, usually as a result of an injury or an illness. English = swelling.

As a Verb or Adjective

  1. To become larger. English = enlarge, expand.
  2. To become larger and rounder by being filled with liquid or air. English = swell.
  3. Of a body part, to become larger and rounder than normal, usually as a result of an injury or an illness. English = swell, swell up.