Oedema

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  oedema \oe*de"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a swelling, tumor, fr. ?
     to swell.] (Med.)
     A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular
     tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the
     subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also {edema}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oedema
       n : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in
           tissue [syn: {edema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}]