lump
noun [C] (IN THE BODY) /lʌmp/Definition
› a hard swelling found in or on the body, especially because of illness or injury: She found a lump in her breast.Swellings and lumps
(Definition of lump noun (IN THE BODY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angry adjective (PAINFUL)
- bloated adjective (SWOLLEN)
- excrescence noun
- ganglion noun
- goitre noun
- growth noun
- inflamed adjective
- inflammatory adjective (SWELLING)
- node noun (LUMP)
- nodule noun
- polyp noun (GROWTH)
- protuberance noun
- puffy adjective
- stone noun (ROCK)
- swelling noun
- swollen adjective
- swollen verb
- tumescent adjective
- turgid adjective (SWOLLEN)
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