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edema en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈdiː.mə/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From New Latin oedēma, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).

Meanings

  1. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
    • In particular, changes in color and temperature, edemas, and ulcerations are noted. Palpation is applied as needed. In this chapter, only two skin and body surface changes will be discussed: peripheral edemas and ulcerations. 2002, Peter Lanzer, “26: Peripheral Vascular Disease”, in Peter Lanzer, Eric J. Topol, editors, Pan Vascular Medicine: Integrated Clinical Management, page 389:
    • dependent edema
    • lower extremity edema
    • In the patients with myocardial edemas [247, 471] it was shown that, despite a considerable loss of fluid via the kidneys after the intravenous administration of a short-acting and very effective diuretic (furosemide), there was no increase in the blood and plasma viscosities. 1991, Albrecht M. Ehrly, Therapeutic Hemorheology, page 115:
    • Local lymph edemas can often be found on the inside of a looped graft. 2015, Hans Scholz, Arteriovenous Access Surgery: Ensuring Adequate Vascular Access for Hemodialysis, page 185:
  2. A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oedema UK, alternative lexicographic
œdema UK, alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
edemas Number=Plur lexicographic
edemata Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

edematic · myxedema · Quincke's edema · antiedema · lipedema · scleredema · angioedema · leukoedema · leucoedema · acroedema · edemagenic · papilledema · malignant edema · cerebral edema · angio-edema · edemato- · pulmonary edema · blepharedema · edemogen

Hypernyms

swelling

Relateds

third spacing · extravasation

Synonyms

hydropsy · hydrops · dropsy

Translations (65)

wa udinme (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fa خیز (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · tyz fộc (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · bg оток (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · mi puku kōwhao (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · cs otok (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · pt edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · eo edemo (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · lv tūska (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · pl obrzęk (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · tl pamamanas (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fi pöhö (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fr œdème (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ang wætersēocnes (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ms ايدما (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ml നീര് (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · da ødem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · grc οἴδημᾰ (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · es hidropesía (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ang wæterādl (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ca edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ja 浮腫み (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi इस्तिस्क़ा (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ru отёк (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fa آماز (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · gl edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · vi phù (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi शोथ (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · la oedēma (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi शोफ (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hy այտուց (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · id edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · txb yweru (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fi ödeema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi जलशोफ (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · af edeem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · uk на́бряк (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · vi bủng (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · pl bielmo (in botany) · hi शौफ (in botany) · cmn 浮腫 /浮肿 (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · de Ödem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fi turvotus (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · nl oedeem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · wa infleure (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · cmn 水腫 /水肿 (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · it edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · xdq де́вхре (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · ja 浮腫 (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · pl opuchlizna (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · kmr nexweşiya avbendî (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · cs edém (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · fi edeema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · tyz bau (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · kmr avbendî (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · tyz(excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · sv ödem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · wa aiwlene (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · tr ödem (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi जलंधर (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · es edema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hu ödéma (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · el οίδημα (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · hi जलोदर (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) · kk ісіну (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue)