lymphodema
English
editNoun
editlymphodema (plural lymphodemas)
- (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
- 2007 May 22, Leslie Berger, “Cancer Care Seeks to Take Patients Beyond Survival”, in New York Times[1]:
- She recently developed lymphodema, the painful swelling and water retention that can happen in the arm where lymph nodes were removed.