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Oedema - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oedema : (noun)
1: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in
tissue [syn: edema, hydrops, dropsy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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