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noun
Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.
synonyms: dropsy, edema, hydrops.
is a specific kind of: lump, puffiness, swelling.
is a broader term that covers: angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema | lymphedema | scleredema | cystoid macular edema | anasarca | chemosis | papilledema | brain edema, cerebral edema.
derivation: dropsical, edematous.
Dutch: waterzucht, zwelling, hydropsie, oedeem, zucht
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