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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oedema /ɪˈdiːmə/ (US edema)

▶noun a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.

– derivatives
oedematous adjective.

– origin ME: mod. L., from Gk oidēma, from oidein ‘to swell’.

'oedema' also found in these Oxford entries:

angioneurotic - dropsy - edema - frusemide - nephrosis - spironolactone

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