oedema , edema
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 oidema, from oidein to swell)
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oedematous, edematous
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oedematose, edematose adj