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

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  • cystoid macular edema 0 facts

    A specific pattern of swelling in the central retina.

  • scleredema 0 facts

    A skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face.

  • lymphedema 0 facts

    Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected...

  • angioedema 0 facts

    Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears...

  • chemosis 0 facts

    Edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining.

  • anasarca 0 facts

    Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.

  • papilledema 0 facts

    Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated...

  • cerebral edema 0 facts

    Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matt...