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    swelling

    US /ˈswɛlɪŋ/

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    UK /ˈswelɪŋ/

    B1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo feel overcome due to a strong emotion
    Everyone's heart is swelling as we watch the soldiers return home
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To increase in size or number larger than normal
    My feet are swelling and I can't fit them into my shoes
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To become larger than normal, often due to injury
    Your foot is swelling, that is why you cannot put it in your shoe

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    What's Inside A Pimple?

    01:55What's Inside A Pimple?
    • Eventually, that swelling will come to a head, literally.

      Eventually, that swelling will come to a head, literally.

    B2

    Why Monkeypox Is a Global Health Threat | WSJ

    05:25Why Monkeypox Is a Global Health Threat | WSJ
    • fever, headache, fatigue, and even the swelling of your lymph nodes.

      fever, headache, fatigue, and even the swelling of your lymph nodes.

    • and even the swelling of your lymph nodes.

      and even the swelling of your lymph nodes.

    B2

    DRINKING A LOT OF WATER WILL NOT HYDRATE YOU

    07:19DRINKING A LOT OF WATER WILL NOT HYDRATE YOU
    • And here are the symptoms: headache, nausea, confusion, irritability, muscle cramping, as well as brain swelling.

      And here are the symptoms: headache, nausea, confusion, irritability, muscle cramping, as well as brain swelling.

    • And it's creating a lot of swelling in the brain and that could easily come from just drinking too much water.

      And it's creating a lot of swelling in the brain and that could easily come from just drinking too much water.

    B2

    What Happens When You Quit Salt?

    06:26What Happens When You Quit Salt?
    • So the water moves into the cells through osmosis, resulting in swelling.

      So the water moves into the cells through osmosis, resulting in swelling.

    • after three weeks, it's likely that the brain would begin to increase in size because the vessels surrounding the brain have less salt compared to the tissue, so the water moves into the cells through osmosis, resulting in swelling.

      after three weeks, it's likely that the brain would begin to increase in size because the vessels surrounding the brain have less salt compared to the tissue, so the water moves into the cells through osmosis, resulting in swelling.

    B1

    What to do to prevent blood clots while on a long plane trip

    01:59What to do to prevent blood clots while on a long plane trip
    • It includes symptoms of pain, swelling, and sometimes redness, and those who are at risk are patients who have obesity, those who might be pregnant, or taking medications with estrogen in them, or having active cancer, or if you've, of course, had a prior history of a blood clot.

      It includes symptoms of pain, swelling, and sometimes redness, and those who are at risk are patients who have obesity, those who might be pregnant, or taking medications with estrogen in them, or having active cancer, or if you've, of course, had a prior history of a blood clot.

    • It includes symptoms of pain, swelling, and sometimes redness, and

      It includes symptoms of pain, swelling, and sometimes redness, and

    B1

    How to Become Immune to Mosquito Bites

    05:11How to Become Immune to Mosquito Bites
    • The chemicals themselves don't cause the redness, swelling, or itching, though.

      The chemicals themselves don't cause the redness, swelling, or itching, though.

    B1

    The History of Gout | The Disease of Kings

    10:25The History of Gout | The Disease of Kings
    • Gout is an arthritic condition characterized by the Mayo Clinic as sudden severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and

      Gout is an arthritic condition characterized by the Mayo Clinic as sudden severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and

    • Clinic as sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness,

      Clinic as sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness,

    C1

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    11:28How The Next Batteries Will Change the World
    • It allows us to basically manage that swelling without any macroscopic growth of the battery.

      It allows us to basically manage that swelling without any macroscopic growth of the battery.

    • It allows us to basically manage that swelling

      It allows us to basically manage that swelling

    B1

    PASS the NEW 2025 OET Listening Exam with THIS Medical English Quiz! OET Listening Quiz for Nurses

    30:28PASS the NEW 2025 OET Listening Exam with THIS Medical English Quiz! OET Listening Quiz for Nurses
    • Physical therapy is often very effective, and anti-inflammatory medication can help reduce swelling and pain.

      Physical therapy is often very effective, and anti-inflammatory medication can help reduce swelling and pain.

    B1

    Why You Shouldn't Pop Your Pimples

    01:41Why You Shouldn't Pop Your Pimples
    • It pushes against the skin surface which causes redness, swelling and pain.

      It pushes against the skin surface which causes redness, swelling and pain.

    • It pushes against the skin's surface, which causes redness, swelling, and pain.

      It pushes against the skin's surface, which causes redness, swelling, and pain.

    A1