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oedema or edema (ɪˈdiːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mata | |
| 1. | pathol an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the intercellular spaces of tissue |
| 2. | plant pathol an abnormal swelling in a plant caused by a large mass of parenchyma or an accumulation of water in the tissues |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell] | |
| edema or edema (ɪˈdiːmə, -mətə) | |
| —n | |
| [C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell] | |
| oedematous or edema | |
| —adj | |
| edematous or edema | |
| —adj | |
| oe'dematose or edema | |
| —adj | |
| e'dematose or edema | |
| —adj | |
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