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• a variation of edema.

oedema

American  

[ih-dee-muh] / ɪˈdi mə /

noun

Pathology.

oedemata plural

1. Chiefly British. a variant of edema.

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oedema British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• oedematous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• oedemata
  plural

Etymology

Origin of oedema

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

Example Sentences

Oedema of the lower extremities from feebleness of the circulation is occasionally observed in the convalescence from protracted attacks.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

What are the kinds of Tumours that partake of the Nature of an Oedema?

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

Oedema of the lungs was further found to result from a ligature of the aorta near the heart.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Oedema is local watery effusion, which may have various causes and significance.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They are Blood, Choler, Phlegm, and Melancholy, every one whereof produceth its particular Tumour: Thus the Blood produces the Phlegmon, Choler the Erysipelas, Phlegm the Oedema, and Melancholy the Scirrhus.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel