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edema

  • /ɪˈdiː.mə/

Rhymes with -iːmə

Where it comes from

From New Latin oedēma, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).

noun edemas · edemata · oedema · œdema

  1. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity. dependent edema
  2. A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

Similar: hydrops, dropsy, hydropsy

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noun

Similar: hydrops, dropsy, hydropsy

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noun excessive accumulation of serum in tissue

Españoledema, hidropesía
日本語浮腫 fushu, 浮腫み mukumi
中文水腫 /水肿 shuǐzhǒng, 浮腫 /浮肿 fúzhǒng
हिन्दीशोफ śoph, जलशोफ jalśoph, जलंधर jalandhar, इस्तिस्क़ा istisqā, शोथ śoth, जलोदर jalodar
Portuguêsedema
Françaisœdème
DeutschÖdem
Italianoedema
Ελληνικάοίδημα oídima
Русскийотёк otjók
Tiếng Việtphù, bủng

noun in botany

हिन्दीशौफ śauph

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@misc{edema_2026,
  title = {edema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}