Swelling Explained

Swelling may refer to:

• Edema, a transient abnormal enlargement of a body part or area not caused by a tumor
• Die swell, the increase in cross-sectional area of a polymer after it exits an extrusion die
• Swelling capacity, the amount of liquid that can be absorbed by a polymer
• Neutron-induced swelling, the increasing of volume and decreasing of density of materials subjected to intense neutron radiation
• Swelling index

See also

• Shrinkage (disambiguation)
• Swell (disambiguation)