PAPILLEDEMA


Meaning of PAPILLEDEMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [pap-il-eh-DEE-ma] ]

Swelling around the optic disk, the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball. Papilledema occurs when increased brain pressure caused by tumors or other problems results in swelling of the optic nerve.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).