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Swelling

swelling

1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. (Coleridge)

2. (Science: medicine) A protuberance; a prominence; especially, an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling. The superficies of such plates are not even, but have many cavities and swellings. (Sir I. Newton)


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Use of diuretics

Some doctors, who are not informed about lymphedema, prescribe diuretics to make the swelling go away -- but they are not the answer. Diuretics affect the kidneys -- not the lymphatic system. They remove fluid from the body and this makes the lymphedema worse. You ...

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by alexade
Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:47 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Use of diuretics
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Stomach bloating and weight gain

... people. If a particular herbs is good for centuries then it should be good now as well. In India, Turmeric is know for its healing properties for swelling, infections etc. Meswak is for throat problem and so on. These are generally not strong medicines and take time to cure. In todays world, every ...

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by FromIndia
Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:06 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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brain size

At least in some cases (hydrocephalus) this is because of swelling, not an actual increase in the brain size. Actually, the swelling caused by excess cerebrospinal fluid inside the cranium diminishes the brain size. About other causes of "big heads" ...

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by biohazard
Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:27 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: brain size
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... and now hyper-permeable and very leaky gut they pass easily into the blood and spread about the body. The presence of many toxic chemicals and swelling because of the resulting inflammation leads to the blockage of many important nutrients into the body and also blocks the absorption of many ...

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by Jennuan
Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:21 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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diffusion and osmosis. help me please?

... cells. as have been mentioned, those who are living in the saltwater, when subjected to freshwater (which is hypotonic solution) can cause cell swelling which could possibly cause the cell to explode. those who are living in freshwater when subjected to salt water environment (which is a hypertonic ...

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by lanzshade
Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:50 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: diffusion and osmosis. help me please?
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