Swellings
/ˈswɛl.ɪŋz/noun
Plural of swelling: areas of abnormal enlargement or puffiness in the body.
Did you know?The core verb *swell* goes back to Proto-Germanic *swelaną*, and its older sense was simply “to grow, rise, or become larger,” long before it became a medical term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*swelaną
“to swell, grow, increase”
Old English
OE
swellan
“to swell, become enlarged”
Middle English
ME
swellen
“to grow larger, puff up”
14th Century
English
swellyng
“an act or state of swelling; an enlargement”
Modern English
English
swellings
“plural of swelling; abnormal enlargements or puffs of tissue”