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Word: Oedema
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: modern Latin, from Greek oidēma, from oidein ‘to swell’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈdiːmə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
iːˈdiːmə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
Short Definition:condition characterized by excess of watery fluid collecting in cavities or tissues of body
Variant Forms:
- edema
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