Edema
Of puffiness. May also be referred to as dropsy, hydrops and oedema.
Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.
This concept's ID is @1~72174
Contains
- cystoid macular edema
A specific pattern of swelling in the central retina.
- scleredema
A skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face.
- lymphedema
Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected...
- angioedema
Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears...
- chemosis
Edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining.
- anasarca
Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.
- papilledema
Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated...
- cerebral edema
Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matt...