Associations to the word «Edema»

Wiktionary

EDEMA, noun. (US) (pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
EDEMA, noun. (US) (botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

Dictionary definition

EDEMA, noun. Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne