3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edema \E*de"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
Same as {[oe]dema}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
edema
n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in
tissue [syn: {oedema}, {dropsy}]
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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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