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pitting edema

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Main Entry: pitting edema
Function: noun
: edema in which pitting results in a depression in the edematous tissue which disappears only slowly
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pitting edema n.
Edema that retains for a time the indentation produced by pressure.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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