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Oedema

Oedema Meaning & Definition
Oedema Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Oedema?

[n] swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

Synonyms | Synonyms for Oedema: dropsy | edema | hydrops

Related Terms | Find terms related to Oedema:

See Also | anasarca | chemosis | lump | lymphedema | papilledema | puffiness | scleredema | swelling

Oedema In Webster's Dictionary

\[OE]*de"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a swelling, tumor, fr. ? to swell.] (Med.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also {edema}.]

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