edema
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Other meanings
A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
Related words
- acroedema
- angioedema
- antiedema
- blepharedema
- edemagenic
- edematic
- edemogen
- leucoedema
- leukoedema
- myxedema
- papilledema
- scleredema
Word history
From Ancient Greek "οἴδημα" (swelling).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “edema” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.