oedema

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.