Infection and Swelling

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Infection

Infection noun - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
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Swelling and infection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swelling" instead a noun "Infection".
Nearby Words: infect, infected, infective, infectious, infecting

Swelling

Swelling noun - A small rounded mass of swollen tissue.
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Infection and swelling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infection" instead a noun "Swelling".
Nearby Word: swell

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painful painful infection painful swelling
severe severe infection severe swelling
massive massive infection massive swelling
horrible horrible infection horrible swelling
Other adjectives: minor, lethal.

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  • They can then use said infection to track or scry the targets, dominate them, or inflict painful or lethal swelling.
    Source: Body Horror / Tabletop Games
  • In Slither, the increasingly deforming marks, welts and swelling caused by infection by the alien worms are invariably "bug bites".
    Source: Definitely Just a Cold
  • Super Noobs: Memnock and Zenblock in "License To Noob" fall ill to swink eye, a contagious space oriented eye infection that causes blindness, swelling, itching, and discharge in its victims.
    Source: Find the Cure
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