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have a swollen head

To be conceited, arrogant, or self-aggrandizing. Janice has had a bit of a swollen head ever since she got that promotion.
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have a swollen head

be conceited.
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Apple has since issued a statement regarding the swollen battery complaints.
iPhone 8 Swelling Battery Problem Reported In Korea
Painful swollen leg may be due to a variety of underlying causes.
FREQUENCY OF DIFFERENT CAUSES OF PAINFUL SWOLLEN LEG IN PATIENTS REFERRED FOR SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL
PAINLESS, swollen lymph glands - usually in the neck, armpit and groin - are the most common symptom of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Are swollen glands a cause for concern? Most of us have experienced sore, puffed-up glands when we're run-down or battling lurgy - but if they don't go down after two weeks, ABI JACKSON suggests you had better get them checked
the void volume fraction in the swollen sample was expected to be equal to that of the initial dry sample.
Solvent swelling of kukersite oil shale macromolecular organic matter in binary mixtures: impact of specifically interacting solvents
The ones to be on the lookout for are swollen glands in the armpit or above your collar bone.
Ask Dr Miriam
Swollen gels were removed from the buffer solutions at regular intervals, were dried superficially with filter paper, weighed and placed in the same bath.
Effect of Cross Linker Concentration on Swelling Kinetics of a Synthesized Ternary Co-Polymer System
Thus the prevailing internal stress, in the swollen polymer, in a state of plane stress (although this may well not apply in a highly swollen polymer mass) will be given by: where the modulus is reduced by the swelling, as before, and v is the Poisson's ratio.
Application of the Flory--Rehner equation and the Griffith fracture criterion to paint stripping
Early symptoms of plague in cats include high fever, lethargy, swollen lymph nodes in the neck and breathing difficulty.
4 HOUSE CATS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Both Swollen and Red Palms were sent to me by agents who primarily handle adult books.
First novels: a love story
Description: These are the mainstay arthritis drugs that are known to relieve painful, swollen joints and to slow joint damage.
New Arthritis Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
The soft palate and posterior pharynx, seen only with difficulty, were diffusely swollen, protruding anteriorly, and covered with exudate.
Fulminant Meningococcal Supraglottitis: An Emerging Infectious Syndrome?
Similarly, when air is prevented from entering a paranasal sinus by a swollen membrane at the opening, a vacuum can be created that also causes pain.
Sinusitis
Autopsy revealed the brain to be diffusely swollen with evidence of cerebrovascular congestion and features of temporal lobe herniation.
Don't lose your head! Recommendations for the management of concussion
Male patients who tend to swell after extensive neck undermining are impressively less swollen.
Aqueduct Medical to Launch the AqueCool(TM) Rapid Recovery System(TM) for Enhanced Healing after Cosmetic Surgery at Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting
Most of the time having swollen glands just means your immune system is doing its job
Are swollen glands a cause for concern? Most of us have experienced sore, puffed-up glands when we're run-down or battling lurgy - but if they don't go down after two weeks, ABI JACKSON suggests you had better get them checked
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