oedema
/ih-dee-muh/US // ɪˈdi mə //UK // (ɪˈdiːmə) //
水肿,浮肿,肿胀
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural oe·de·ma·ta [ih-dee-muh-tuh]. /ɪˈdi mə tə/. Pathology.
- : Chiefly British. a variant of edema.
Examples
A like change is also probably the cause of the oedema of nephritis and of heart disease.
It showed no soft places, and the upper part of the leg remained free from oedema.
The tissue changes are oedema, the formation of exudative patches, and haemorrhage.
In extreme cases gangrene of the lower extremities may occur, but in all there is a tendency to oedema of the extremities.
Oedema was frequent after recovery—the lips, nose and face bloated, sallow, shining and greasy; the belly also might be swollen.
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