"puffiness" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of:
- symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
- enlargement - the state of being enlarged
subtypes:
- spermatocele - a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa
- bloat - swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
- bunion - a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
- dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele - swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis)
- intumescence, intumescency - swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
- iridoncus - swelling of the iris of the eye
- lymphogranuloma - swelling of a lymph node
- oscheocele, oscheocoele - swelling of the scrotum
- tumidity, tumidness - slight swelling of an organ or part
same as: lump, swelling
is a type of: inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

same as: inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness