Musth refers to a period when bull elephants' temporal glands become swollen, from which a strong smelling fluid, rich in testosterone, runs down on their cheeks.

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Her lower body had become swollen.

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People with asthma can find it hard to breathe when their airways become inflamed, swollen and narrowed.

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But now the European Union has swollen to become a 27-member club and, for older members, some of the shine has come off that freedom.

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