Definition of Edemas. Meaning of Edemas. Synonyms of Edemas

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Definition of Edemas

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 Edemas from wikipedia

- generalized edemas. Although a low plasma oncotic pressure is widely cited for the edema of nephrotic syndrome, most physicians note that the edema may occur...
- 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...
- Lymphedema, also known as lymphoedema and lymphatic edema, is a condition of localized swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The lymphatic...
- Peripheral edema is edema (ac****ulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs. In...
- 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...
- High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in otherwise healthy people at altitudes...
- guidelines separately divide macular edema into two categories: "macular edema apparently absent" and "macular edema apparently present". The latter is...