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CLOUDY SWELLING

\klˈa͡ʊdi swˈɛlɪŋ], \klˈa‍ʊdi swˈɛlɪŋ], \k_l_ˈaʊ_d_i s_w_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of CLOUDY SWELLING

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A form of cellular degeneration.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Degeneration in which the tissues swell and become cloudy.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Syn.: albuminous degeneration. A s. of cells due to irritation from chemical and bacterial toxins; they increase in bulk while the added material is not properly assimilated, but deposited in visible albuminous granules.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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