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oedema |
2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: oedema n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {edema}, {dropsy}]
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