oedema
American
[ih-dee-muh]
/ ɪˈdi mə /
noun
Pathology.
oedemata
plural
oedema
British
/ ɪˈdiːmə, ɪˈdɛmətəs /
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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Etymology
Origin of oedema
C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell
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