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What is edema?


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Edema - an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity causing swelling.

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Edema:1:swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.

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N : swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: oedema, hydrops, dropsy]. Thanks for using ChaCha.

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Edema is excess fluid in body tissues; swelling of the ankles, for example. ChaCha

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An edema is an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity. Go ChaCha

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Edema is the accumulation of fluid in bodily tissues or a body cavity. The word edema comes from the Greek word for swelling.

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Edema - observable swelling from fluid accumulation in body tissues. Edema most commonly occurs in the feet and legs.

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Edema - effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.

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