swelling

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Nicolas Taffarel, Maradona’s massage therapist, was alarmed during visits when he noticed a lot of swelling, including in his eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This leads to sudden and intense episodes of pain, swelling, and inflammation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The charity Buglife says the spiders are not aggressive and there's no record of them causing serious illness or death, but they can cause pain and swelling in rare cases if they bite.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In detention, Flores said, she began to suffer a painful swelling, which she believed could have been mastitis brought on by her inability to nurse her baby.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

A big lump was growing out of my arm, and my shirt collar tightened around my swelling neck.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff