oedema
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oedema — oedema, oedematous chiefly Brit var of EDEMA, EDEMATOUS * * * n. excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues: popularly known as dropsy. The resultant swelling may be local, as with an injury or inflammation, or more general, as in heart… … Medical dictionary
OEdema — [OE]*de ma, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a swelling, tumor, fr. ? to swell.] (Med.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also {edema}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oedema — Oedema, griech., jede örtliche Ansammlung wässeriger Feuchtigkeiten im Zellgewebe der Haut, somit eine partielle Wassersucht, von der Hautwassersucht nur durch ihre geringe Ausbreitung unterschieden; O. nennt man auch Wafferansammlungen in der… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
oedema — (US edema) ► NOUN ▪ an excess of watery fluid in the cavities or tissues of the body. DERIVATIVES oedematous adjective. ORIGIN Greek oid ma, from oidein to swell … English terms dictionary
oedema — [ē dē′mə] n. chiefly Brit. sp. of EDEMA … English World dictionary
oedema — n. excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues: popularly known as dropsy. The resultant swelling may be local, as with an injury or inflammation, or more general, as in heart or kidney failure. In generalized oedema there may be… … The new mediacal dictionary
oedema — chiefly British variant of edema … New Collegiate Dictionary
oedema — a swelling; abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the interfibrillar spaces of connective tissue. Also spelled edema … Dictionary of ichthyology
oedema — (= edema (USA) ) Swelling of tissue: can result from increased permeability of vascular endothelium … Dictionary of molecular biology
oedema — noun a) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity b) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water … Wiktionary
