oedema Definition
oedema (ē dē′mə)
noun
Chiefly Brit. edema
oedema Usage Examples
Converse of object
- generalize: She was complaining of a bad headache and was noted to have generalized edema ( swelling ).
- pit: Cases which are not diagnosed until the cold soft fluid filled pitting edema has dispersed have a poor out look.
- reduce: Some patients may require diuretic therapy in order to reduce the edema.
- associate: She had no experience of cerebral edema associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
- cause: Explain the mechanisms by which each organ failure could cause edema.
- develop: The current medical system does not prevent the occasional diver developing pulmonary edema.
Adjective modifier
- angioneurotic: The treatment of hereditary angioneurotic edema must be carried out by a specialist.
- pulmonary: Pulmonary edema The build-up of fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not working properly.
- macular: The number of eyes with poor vision due to macular edema was unexpectedly low.
- cerebral: A CT scan of her brain revealed cerebral edema.
- cystoid: The medical term for this condition is cystoid macular edema.
- laryngeal: Laryngeal edema develops from direct thermal injury leading to early loss of the airway.
Modifies a noun
- reduction: In the first few days of edema reduction, daily bandage change may be required.
- formation: Patients with extensive tissue damage lose a considerable amount of their circulating volume by edema formation.
Noun used with modifier
- ankle: Mrs Bill had a history of ankle edema, which is often a sign of heart failure.
- airway: Prediction of airway edema is not always possible but the presence of stridor and/or facial edema may be a clue.
- limb: Results: The most effective measure in preventing lower limb edema was the individually fitted elastic support stockings.
- lung: If the lung edema becomes severe, the situation may become life-threatening.
- tissue: The generalized arterial vasospasm leads to a decreased circulating blood volume with variable amount of tissue edema.
- bone: Bone edema seems to be the forerunner of frank bone erosion.

