( 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.
( 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005