How to Use swelling in a Sentence

swelling

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  • There was a swelling above her eye.
  • The swelling around her eye should subside in a few days.
  • The swelling may last from weeks to months, Dr. Garshick adds.
    — Alexis Jones, Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the swelling has been flushed out of his thumb.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The day her husband sent her to the E.R., the swelling had spread down the arm to the wrist.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The swelling may be confined to the outside of the skull.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Ice can help reduce the swelling in and around the joint.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The swelling was still present on the inside of his hand, around the pinky and ring finger.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2022
  • The injury caused bleeding, loose teeth, swelling and a hole to the bottom of the lip.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 3 Mar. 2022
  • There may also be a swelling in the lymph node under the jaw.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • After 12 to 24 hours, any pain and swelling should go away.
    — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Sweet relief from pain and swelling is just a click away.
    — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But the swelling goes down once the handle dries, so this is not a deal breaker.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Though effective, the heat from the laser caused pain, redness and swelling of the skin.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The skull is then left open until the swelling or pressure have gone down.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Doctors had to remove the front part of her skull due to brain swelling.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Does the swelling reflect a problem with the heart, the liver, or the kidneys?
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The swelling that had spread to his armpit slowly decreased.
    — Jackie Fortiér, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In most cases, there is a painful swelling of the lymph node in the groin, armpit or neck areas.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Often just the swelling is noted and the ends of the branches decline.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2022
  • The next morning, the swelling had moved to her fingers, and face and throughout her body.
    — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Both Leqembi and Aduhelm can cause brain swelling and brain bleeds.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023
  • That price swelling has far outpaced the inflation rate of 31% in the last 10 years.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • Once the venom is out (or at least reduced), the pain and swelling will decrease.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 July 2023
  • There was no swelling, no pain, no need to ice-pack the injection site.
    — Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Lo and behold, Dr. Hunter (Joey Phillips) is there and makes our boy an eyepatch to help the swelling.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The martial arts master died in Hong Kong in July 1973, with brain swelling ruled as the cause of death.
    — al, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Cleghorn finally had the name of what was behind her years of pain and swelling.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Symptoms include fever, weight loss and swelling of the liver and spleen.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • February The night of the shooting, Skye undergoes an emergency craniotomy to relieve the pressure from the swelling in her skull.
    — Elise Wrabetz, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2024

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