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oedema::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dropsy, edema, hydrops |
| Type of | swelling, lump, puffiness |
| Has types | brain edema, cerebral edema, chemosis, cystoid macular edema, giant hives, scleredema, lymphedema, papilledema, periodic edema, anasarca, quincke's edema, angioedema, atrophedema |
Examples of oedema
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She also suffered from oedema for many years, and in 1894 diabetes was diagnosed.
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Retinal vein occlusion can cause a severe visual impairment, known as macular oedema.
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Trials are also underway for its use on other causes of macular oedema, such as diabetes.
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She was confirmed as having fluid on the lungs, caused by a high altitude pulmonary oedema.
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Oedema rapidly develops around the wound and gradually spreads throughout the affected limb.
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Those with the condition may find their legs swelling during the day, a condition known as oedema.
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Surrounding this, along a thermal gradient, a reversible, reactionary zone of oedema will develop.
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Such recent findings suggest new treatments for corneal oedema.
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A post mortembiopsy reveals severe oedema and hemorrhagicnecrosis.
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- Edema: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- Edema (also oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) (/u1D7Bu02C8dimu0259/; Greek u03BFu1F34u03B4u03B7u03BCu03B1 ou00EDdu0113ma, "swelling") is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body which can cause severe pain...
- Alternative spelling of oedema
- The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, usually used to describe demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in subcutaneous tissues.
- An abnormal accumulation of water in the body. When water accumulates in the lungs, this is known as a pulmonary oedema.
- Swelling of tissue through an increase in the fluid volume of the tissues. Can occur during inflammation through the blockage of lymph system, preventing the return of lymph fluid.
- Swelling, especially of the feet and ankles, caused by water retention and poor circulation.
- Intumescence or blister formation because of an increase in intercellular water. (Also edema.) (20)
- Increased water content in the brain, causing brain swelling.
