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Definition of: edema
(i·dē′mə) noun plural ·ma·ta (-mə·tə) Pathol.
A morbid accumulation of serous fluid in various organs or tissues of the body, as the pleural cavity or the retina: also spelled oedema. [<NL <Gk. oidēma a tumor <oidein swell]
—e·dem·a·tous (i·dem′ə·təs), e·dem′a·tose (tōs) adjective
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