Medical Term:
edema
Pronunciation: e-dē′mă
Definition:
- An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells or intercellular tissues.
- At the gross level, used to describe the physical sign commonly likened to swelling or increased girth that often accompanies the accumulation of fluid in a body part, most often a limb.
[G. oidēma, a swelling]
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