e·de·ma also oe·de·ma 
(ĭ-dēmə)
(ĭ-dēmə)n. pl. e·de·mas or e·de·ma·ta (-mə-tə) also oe·de·mas or oe·de·ma·ta
1. Medicine An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
2. Botany A condition of plants characterized by blisterlike swellings on the leaves or other parts, caused by an accumulation of water.
[Middle English ydema, from Greek oidēma, a swelling, from oidein, to swell.]
e·dema·tous (ĭ-dĕmə-təs) adj.
- nannyish
- nanny state
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