Swelling
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In medicine, swelling is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. It can occur throughout the body (generalized), or only some part or organ is affected (localized).
In engineering, swelling is the increase of volume of material, usually due to absorption of a solvent (common for polymers, or by structural changes caused by neutron radiation.
