oedema
noun
a variant of edema.
oedematous
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a word derived from
oedema.
Example Sentences
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If your patient's feet are oedematous, tell the doctor they are much swollen; if he ask if they are oedematous tell him "yes," but do not volunteer to name the peculiar kind of swelling.
From Making Good on Private Duty by Harriet Camp Lounsbery
In the series of cases observed by him pneumonic consolidation was mostly absent, and there was very little evidence of collapse, but the lungs were exceedingly oedematous.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The lymphatic glands are frequently inflamed and swollen, either hard or doughy, oedematous or congested.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
A considerable quantity is effused and organized, the membrane is thickened, perhaps permanently so, and the whole of the submucous cellular tissue becomes oedematous.
From The Dog by William Youatt
Lack of exercise leads to oedematous swelling in the region of the scrotum, and the lips of the incision may become adhered if the animal is at rest.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
