edema
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -iːmə
NounEdit
edema (plural edemas or edemata)
- (American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- 1991, Albrecht M. Ehrly, Therapeutic Hemorheology, page 115,
- In the patients with myocardial edemas [247, 471] it was shown that, despite a considerable loss of fluid via the kidneys after the intravenous administration of a short-acting and very effective diuretic (furosemide), there was no increase in the blood and plasma viscosities.
- 2002, Peter Lanzer, 26: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Peter Lanzer, Eric J. Topol (editors), Pan Vascular Medicine: Integrated Clinical Management, page 389,
- In particular, changes in color and temperature, edemas, and ulcerations are noted. Palpation is applied as needed. In this chapter, only two skin and body surface changes will be discussed: peripheral edemas and ulcerations.
- 2015, Hans Scholz, Arteriovenous Access Surgery: Ensuring Adequate Vascular Access for Hemodialysis, page 185,
- Local lymph edemas can often be found on the inside of a looped graft.
- 1991, Albrecht M. Ehrly, Therapeutic Hemorheology, page 115,
- (American spelling, botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
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excessive accumulation of serum in tissue
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IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
édéma (plural edema-edema, first-person possessive edemaku, second-person possessive edemamu, third-person possessive edemanya)
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Further readingEdit
- “edema” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
edema m (plural edemi)
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PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- œdema (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “to swell”).
NounEdit
edema m (plural edemas)
- oedema (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “to swell”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
edema m (plural edemas)
Further readingEdit
- “edema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014