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Edematous

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e·de·ma also oe·de·ma  (-dm)
n. pl. e·de·mas also oe·de·mas or e·de·ma·ta also oe·de·ma·ta (-m-t)
1. Pathology An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
2. Botany Extended swelling in plant organs caused primarily by an excessive accumulation of water.
[Middle English ydema, from Greek oidma, a swelling, from oidein, to swell.]
e·dema·tous (-dm-ts) adj.
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Adj.1.edematous - swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid
dropsical
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"


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We evaluated a 48-year-old woman who had presented with a severely edematous neck, fever, dysphagia, odynophagia, and difficulty breathing.
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