edema
English
/ɪˈdiː.mə/
noun
Definitions
- (American spelling) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- (American spelling) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (swelling).
Origin
Ancient Greek
οἴδημα
Gloss
swelling
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acroedema English
- angioedema English
- antiedema English
- antiedematous English
- blepharedema English
- edemagenic English
- edematic English
- edematous English
- edematously English
- edemogen English
- leucoedema English
- leukoedema English
- myxedema English
- myxedematous English
- myxedemic English
- nonedematous English
- oedema English
- papilledema English
- scleredema English
- scleromyxedema English
- ödeema Finnish
- oedema Latin
- edema Italian
- edema Spanish, Castilian
- οἴδημα Ancient Greek
- ødem Norwegian Bokmål
- ödem Swedish
- ødem Norwegian Nynorsk