swollen
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Generally, people with the infection have painful lumps, blisters of swollen skin - but he had no obvious signs, with what looked like burns appearing on his foot only after it had taken hold.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The condition involves swollen veins in the anal or rectal area, which can lead to pain and bleeding.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, she and two Ph.D. students took water samples on a placid bend of the river near a creek that had been swollen with sewage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram last week showing his eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
The donkey’s foreleg looked swollen at the ankle, so I crouched to inspect it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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