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lymphedema

[ lim-fi-dee-muh ]
/ ˌlɪm fɪˈdi mə /

noun Pathology.

the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.

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Origin of lymphedema

First recorded in 1885–90; lymph- + edema

Words nearby lymphedema

lymphatolysis, lymph capillary, lymph cell, lymph corpuscle, lymphectasia, lymphedema, lymphemia, lymph follicle, lymph gland, lymph node, lymph node permeability factor
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Medical definitions for lymphedema

lymphedema
[ lĭm′fĭ-dē′mə ]

n.

Swelling, especially in subcutaneous tissues, as a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes, with accumulation of lymph in the affected region.
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