DEFINITION of edema

swelling (often due to fluid accumlation in tissue) see also: hydrops, dropsy


ETYMOLOGY of edema

greek oidema, oidematos


RELATED TERMS to edema

| edema | swelling | - | - | |:---------:|:--------:|:-----:|:------:| | -cel- | YES | tumor | hernia |



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