Edema

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Noun 1.3 Synonyms

English

Alternative spellings

oedema

Noun

edema (plural edemas or edemata )

1. ((pathology{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
2. A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water

Synonyms

• dropsy (1)
• hydropsio:edema

pl:edema fi:edema zh:edema