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edema Definition

ede·ma (ē dē′mə, i-)

noun pl. -·mas or -·mata-mə tə

  1. an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body, resulting in swelling
  2. a similar swelling in plant cells or tissues

Etymology: ModL < Gr oidēma, a swelling, tumor < IE base *oid-, to swell > OE ator, poison

edema Related Forms

edem′a·tous (ē dem′ə təs, i-) adjective

edema Usage Examples

Preposition: with

stocking: In this study prophylaxis of edema with specific travel stockings was evaluated in 2 separate studies involving flights lasting 7 hours and 10-12 hours.

Converse of object

  • control: Scholl Flight Socks are very effective in controlling edema.
  • include: Toxicities included transient periorbital edema in four eyes and optic atrophy in one eye that also received laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy.
  • reduce: Another advantage of taking intermittent down time throughout the day is the benefit of preventing or at least reducing dependent edema.
  • generalize: The lesions, in combination with generalized edema, produced a leonine facies.
  • pit: I have some pitting edema ( swelling ) in the leg, but my physiotherapist showed me a massage exercise to help reduce it.
  • evaluate: Ultrasound scans were used to assess thrombosis before and after the flights and a composite edema score was used to evaluate edema and swelling.

Preposition: at

inclusion: The level of edema at inclusion was comparable in the 2 groups of subjects.

Adjective modifier

  • macular: If they cause the macula to swell ( known as macular edema ), they can make vision blurred.
  • pulmonary: High altitude pulmonary edema triggered by vocal cord stenosis.
  • cerebral: Carbon monoxide related cerebral edema can cause irreversible damage to the brain which in turn can effect the nervous system.
  • severe: Late toxicities were also similar, except for two patients in group 1 who developed severe laryngeal edema.
  • facial: There was no history of recurrent facial edema or a fissured tongue.
  • peripheral: AB - A 77-year-old woman with hypertension was admitted to our hospital because of exertional dyspnea end peripheral edema.

Modifies a noun

  • factor: Edema factor ( EF ): The portion of the anthrax toxin which produces edema when combined with protective antigen.
  • evaluation: Edema Evaluation: The level of edema at inclusion was comparable in the two groups of subjects.
  • score: Ultrasound scans were used to assess thrombosis before and after the flights and a composite edema score was used to evaluate edema and swelling.
  • stage: Edema stage which goes along with increased vessel permeability and can last a long time.