- a variation of edema.
oedema
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noun
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pathol an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the intercellular spaces of tissue
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plant pathol an abnormal swelling in a plant caused by a large mass of parenchyma or an accumulation of water in the tissues
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Origin of oedema
C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell
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Oedema of the lower extremities from feebleness of the circulation is occasionally observed in the convalescence from protracted attacks.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Oedema of the lower extremities occurs in a considerable number of cases.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
What are the Remedies proper for an Oedema?
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel
They are Blood, Choler, Phlegm, and Melancholy, every one whereof produceth its particular Tumour: Thus the Blood produces the Phlegmon, Choler the Erysipelas, Phlegm the Oedema, and Melancholy the Scirrhus.
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel
Oedema of the lungs, hydro-pericardium, oedema of the glottis, and intracranial effusions are always dangerous, and the last two are sometimes fatal within twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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