oedema

American  

[ih-dee-muh] / ɪˈdi mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

oedemata

1. Chiefly British. a variant of edema.

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oedema British  

/ ɪˈdiːmə, ɪˈdɛmətəs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• oedematous adjective

Etymology

Origin of oedema

C16: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swell

Example Sentences

McPaul had been a resident at the care home since 2009 and suffered from osteoarthritis and chronic oedema, while having a history of choking on his food.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This is the result of what medics call grade three oedema and dermatosis.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

There were problems with the blood vessels and the animals suffered from an accumulation of fluid, known as oedema.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2018

On 8 January 1948, a day after learning he had been granted British citizenship, he died of acute pulmonary oedema.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2013

The respiration is unaffected, except when the oedema has invaded the submucous connective tissue of the larynx; then the movements are increased in frequency and difficult.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various