Look up: oedema


  1. oedema
    Intumescence or blister formation because of an increase in intercellular water. (Also edema.)
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_O.htm

  2. Oedema
    (Edema) Intumescence or blister formation due to an increase in inter-cellular water, as in leaves.
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  3. Oedema
    Excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues. The resultant swelling may be local, as with an injury or inflammation, or more generalised in the chest and abdominal cavities or elsewhere.
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  4. oedema
    Oedema means swelling. It is caused by fluid retention in the body's tissues, and is very common during pregnancy. It can also be a sign of kidney or urological problems.
    Found op http://www.babycentre.co.uk/glossary/o/

  5. Oedema
    Tissue swelling following damage. A frequent complication of a cerebro-vascular accident or closed head injury.
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  6. Oedema
    Swelling caused by too much fluid in the tissues under the skin.
    Found op http://www.kerri.thomas.btinternet.co.uk/glossary.html

  7. Oedema
    Swelling due to build-up of fluid within a body tissue.
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  8. Oedema
    Infiltration of liquid into tissue (seen in the skin in the form of a painless swelling).
    Found op http://www.zirtek.co.uk/allergies.php

  9. oedema
    See edema
    Found op http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/glossaryo.html

  10. Oedema
    abnormal build-up of fluid in the body, which may cause visible swelling
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=O

  11. Oedema
    An excess of fluid within a tissue. It can occur in any site, tissue or organ. There are several `sub-types` of oedema - Dependant oedema, where the oedema collects in lowest part because of gravity This is usually the lower leg but in someone who is bedfast it could be over the lower back or the lu...
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  12. Oedema
    An excessive amount of fluid in the body tissues causing swelling
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html



  1. Oedema
    swelling caused by retention of fluid such as might occur with a weakened heart
    Found op http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html

  2. oedema
    Collection of fluid in a tissue causing swelling which, if indented, only slowly regains its former shape.
    Found op http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/mbiology/ug/ugteach/icu8/glossary/glossary.html

  3. Oedema
    the accumulation of an excess of fluid (mainly water) in the body [NHS Direct]
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  4. Oedema
    Swelling due to accumulation of fluid in tissue.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  5. oedema
    (= edema (USA)) Swelling of tissue: can result from increased permeability of vascular endothelium.
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  6. OEdema
    OE·de'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a swelling, tumor, from ... to swell.] (Medicine) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [ W...
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  7. oedema
    <clinical sign> The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, usually applied to demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in the subcutaneous tissues. ... Oedema may be localised, due to venous or lymphatic obstruction or to increased vas...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?oedema

  8. Oedema
    • (n.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/oedema/

  9. oedema
    (Gr. oidema swelling) the presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body; usually applied to demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in the subcutaneous tissues. Edema may be localized, due to venous or lymphatic obstruction or to increased vascular...
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio60.html

  10. Oedema
    See fluid retention
    Found op http://www.kidney.org.au/KidneyDisease/KidneyGlossary/tabid/679/Default.xht

  11. oedema
    Any abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues or cavities of the body; waterlogging of the tissues due to excessive loss of plasma through the capillary walls. It may be generalized (the condition once known as dropsy) or confined to one area, such as the ankles. Oedema may be mechanical – the res...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011374.html

  12. Oedema
    Fluid retention, which causes the body tissues to puff out.
    Found op http://www.thebabyshow.co.uk/family-glossary

  13. Oedema
    Swelling due to the retention of fluids in the tissues....
    Found op http://www.diet-and-health.net/glossary/

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