cerebral edema

noun

An excess accumulation of water in the intra- and/or extra-cellular spaces of the brain.

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brain edema
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Meanings

nouncerebral edema (plural cerebral edemas)

plural cerebral edemas

  1. An excess accumulation of water in the intra- and/or extra-cellular spaces of the brain.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounswelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter

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brain edema
Broader
edemaoedemahydrops

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish aivoödeema
  • aivoödeemaexcess accumulation of water in the brain
Cite this entry
APA

cerebral edema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20edema

MLA

“cerebral edema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20edema. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebral edema,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20edema.

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