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Increment :: Increment (n.) The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement..

Varicosity :: Varicosity (n.) An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers..

Irradiation :: Irradiation (n.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus..

Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

Aggrandizement :: Aggrandizement (n.) The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family..

Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) The state of being augmented; enlargement.

Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head..

Glanders :: Glanders (n.) A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses, asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings..

Macroglossia :: Macroglossia (n.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.

Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement..

Basedow''s Disease :: Basedow's disease () A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter..

Station :: Station (n.) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc..

Ganglion :: Ganglion (n.) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve..

Majoration :: Majoration (n.) Increase; enlargement.

Apophysis :: Apophysis (n.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses..

Acromegaly :: Acromegaly (n.) Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.

Increase :: Increase (v. i.) Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth..

Crescence :: Crescence (n.) Increase; enlargement.

Augmentation :: Augmentation (n.) The thing added by way of enlargement.

Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..

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