OEDEMA


Meaning of OEDEMA in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE edema ) / ɪˈdiːmə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which liquid collects in the spaces inside the body and makes it swell

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : modern Latin , from Greek oidēma , from oidein to swell.

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