English noun: oedema | |||
1. | oedema (state) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | ||
Synonyms | dropsy, edema, hydrops | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lump, puffiness, swelling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anasarca, angioedema, atrophedema, brain edema, cerebral edema, chemosis, cystoid macular edema, giant hives, lymphedema, papilledema, periodic edema, Quincke's edema, scleredema | ||