Meaning

2 senses

  1. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

    dependent edema

    lower extremity edema

    Ödem

    отёкotjók

    на́брякnábrjak

  2. A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

    swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Tom had a cerebral edema.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
excessive accumulation of serum in tissue:
Русский
By meaning 1
excessive accumulation of serum in tissue:
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By meaning 1
excessive accumulation of serum in tissue:

Origin

From New Latin oedēma, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō,

From New Latin oedēma, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).

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Forms

plural: edemas / edemata

Synonyms

4 synonyms
hydropsdropsyhydropsy
Close in meaning
  • swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities:oedemahydropsdropsy

Word family

17 related words
Relatedextravasationthird spacingedematous
Derivedacroedemaangioedemaantiedemablepharedemacerebral edemaedemagenicedemogenleukoedemalipedemamalignant edemamyxedemapapilledemapulmonary edemascleredema

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
eczemaededdyedgeB1edgelord
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