swelling vs intumescence

swelling and intumescence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swelling	Yes	No	No	No
intumescence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swelling and intumescence are synonyms defined as:

swelling and intumescence: the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

Other synonyms of swelling include intumescency.

As nouns, intumescence is a hyponym of swelling; that is, intumescence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swelling:

swelling: an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
intumescence: swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

Other hyponyms of swelling include spermatocele, bloat, bunion, dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema, haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele, intumescency, iridoncus, lymphogranuloma, oscheocele, oscheocoele, tumidity, tumidness.

swelling (noun)	intumescence (noun)
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)	the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

swelling vs intumescence

swelling and intumescence both are nouns.

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