oedema

[ ih-dee-muh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural oe·de·ma·ta [ih-, dee, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. Chiefly British. a variant of edema.

oedema

/ ɪˈdiːmə; ɪˈdɛmətəs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• oedematous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oedema¹

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

Example Sentences

A like change is also probably the cause of the oedema of nephritis and of heart disease.

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It showed no soft places, and the upper part of the leg remained free from oedema.

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The tissue changes are oedema, the formation of exudative patches, and haemorrhage.

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In extreme cases gangrene of the lower extremities may occur, but in all there is a tendency to oedema of the extremities.

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Oedema was frequent after recovery—the lips, nose and face bloated, sallow, shining and greasy; the belly also might be swollen.

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