Noun
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swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
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edema,
oedema,
dropsy |
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puffiness,
swelling,
lump an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
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angioedema,
atrophedema,
giant hives,
periodic edema,
quincke's edema recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
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lymphedema swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
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scleredema a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
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cystoid macular edema a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
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anasarca generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
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chemosis edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
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papilledema swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
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