lymphodema

English

Noun

lymphodema (plural lymphodemas)

1. (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.