Definition of Edema. Meaning of Edema. Synonyms of Edema

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Definition of Edema

edema
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.]
Edema
Edema E*de"ma, n. [NL.] (Med.) Same as [oe]dema.

Meaning of Edema from wikipedia

- Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the...
- Pulmonary edema (British English: oedema), also known as pulmonary congestion, is excessive fluid ac****ulation in the tissue or air spaces (usually alveoli)...
- Cerebral edema is excess ac****ulation of fluid (edema) in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain. This typically causes impaired nerve...
- Angioedema is an area of swelling (edema) of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes. The swelling may occur in the...
- Reinke's edema is the swelling of the vocal cords due to fluid (Edema) collected within the Reinke's space. First identified by the German anatomist Friedrich...
- Peripheral edema is edema (ac****ulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs. In...
- Heat edema is a cutaneous condition characterized by dependent edema from vasodilatory pooling. Heat causes the blood vessels to expand (dilate), so body...
- Edema blisters, also known as edema bulla, hydrostatic bulla, and stasis blister, is a cutaneous condition that develop in patients with an acute exacerbation...
- High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in otherwise healthy people at altitudes...
- Macular edema occurs when fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula of the eye (a yellow central area of the retina) and causes it to...