Meanings
plural oedemas · plural oedemata · alternative edema · alternative œdema
- Commonwealth spellingStandard spelling of edema.
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However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement).
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounswelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
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oedema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedema
“oedema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedema. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oedema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oedema.
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