oedematous
- a word derived from oedema.
Example Sentences
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The intestines are lax and oedematous, and the muscular structures are paralyzed, with resulting tympanitic distension.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The lymphatic glands are frequently inflamed and swollen, either hard or doughy, oedematous or congested.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
If your patient's feet are oedematous, tell the doctor they are much swollen; if he ask if they are oedematous tell him "yes," but do not volunteer to name the peculiar kind of swelling.
From Making Good on Private Duty by Lounsbery, Harriet Camp
The borders are red and jagged; the base is covered with a yellowish-gray, shreddy membrane; the secretion is purulent, alkaline, and fetid; and the adjacent tissues are oedematous.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
They are associated usually with oedematous swelling of the labia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
