INTUMESCENCES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word intumescences. (close relations)
Definition of INTUMESCENCES
intumesced
Best Alternative Words for INTUMESCENCES
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abscesses | nounn | |||||||
noun • symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue | ||||||||
bumps | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a lump on the body caused by a blow • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • an impact (as from a collision) verb • knock against with force or violence • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied • to enjoy some music greatly • to play music at loud volume | ||||||||
cysts | nounn | |||||||
noun • a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure • a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | ||||||||
growths | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
lumps | nounn | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
nodules | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small node • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | ||||||||
protuberances | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||||
pustules | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus | ||||||||
swellings | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||||
tumors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
intumescency | nounn | |||||||
noun • swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||||
swelling | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |