URL of this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003103.htm. Swelling is the enlargement of organs, skin, or other body parts. It is caused by a buildup of fluid in the tissues. The extra fluid can lead to a rapid increase in weight over a short period of time (days to weeks). Swelling can occur all over the body (generalized) or only in one part of the body (localized).
For the rare surname (ì¤) spelled Chun in the McCuneâReischauer romanisation, see Joon (Korean name). For other uses, see Chun (disambiguation). Jeon (ì ), also often spelled Jun, Chun, or Chon, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different hanja, each with different meanings and indicating different lineages.
The family name Seong is written with only one hanja, meaning succeed or accomplish (æ). The 2000 South Korean Census found 167,903 people with this family name, up by six percent from 158,385 in the 1985 census. This increase was far smaller than the fifteen percent growth in the overall South Korean population over the same period. They traced their origins to only a single bon-gwan, Changnyeong County.