oedema

[ ih-dee-muh ]

noun,plural oe·de·ma·ta

[ih-dee-muh-tuh]. /ɪˈdi mə tə/. Pathology.

Chiefly British. a variant of edema.

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How to use oedema in a sentence

A like change is also probably the cause of the oedema of nephritis and of heart disease.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2 | Various
It showed no soft places, and the upper part of the leg remained free from oedema.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
The tissue changes are oedema, the formation of exudative patches, and haemorrhage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 | Various
In extreme cases gangrene of the lower extremities may occur, but in all there is a tendency to oedema of the extremities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 | Various
oedema was frequent after recovery—the lips, nose and face bloated, sallow, shining and greasy; the belly also might be swollen.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for oedema

oedema

edema

/ (ɪˈdiːmə) /

nounplural -mata (-mətə)

pathol an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the intercellular spaces of tissue
plant pathol an abnormal swelling in a plant caused by a large mass of parenchyma or an accumulation of water in the tissues

Origin of oedema

C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell

Derived forms of oedema

oedematous or edematous (ɪˈdɛmətəs) or oedematose or edematose, adjective

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