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swollen

adjective as in enlarged

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However, when cholesterol was removed from the membrane, the axon's pearls lost their swollen state and had no change in the speed of electrical signals.

She said her husband, a dairy worker, told her that two of his co-workers had red, swollen eyes, but they had continued working despite displaying bird flu symptoms.

But some women have told us they led to changes in their bodies - such as swollen stomachs - which further convinced them they were pregnant.

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She said she first started getting the injectables after the Bell's palsy several years back had left her face inflamed and swollen, making her a recluse.

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She said bond yields were set to stay "volatile" as institutions financing government borrowing "keep a more suspicious eye trained on what the swollen investment budget will be spent on".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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