Swelling
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Swelling may refer to:
- Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor
- Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die
- Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid that can be absorbed by a polymer
- Neutron-induced swelling, the increasing of volume and decreasing of density of materials subjected to intense neutron radiation
- Swelling index