Intumescence
[n] the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
[n] swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
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benign tumor, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, boil, bump, bunion, callosity, callus, cancer, carbuncle, carcinoma, corn, cyst, diastole, dilatation, dilation, distension, dropsy, edema, excrescence, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fungosity, fun