lymphœdeman.
/lɪmfɪˈdiːmə/ Pathology.
Œdema resulting from obstruction of lymph vessels or lymph nodes.
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lymphangitis1842
folliculitis1849
adenopathy1852
lymphangioma1877
adenolymphoma1879
lymphadenitis1879
lymphitis1879
lymphangiectasis1882
lymphœdema1889
perilymphangitis1890
lymphangiosarcoma1900
lymphomatosis1900
lymphadenopathy1920
Burkitt's lymphoma1963
pseudolymphoma1963
1889 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Lymphœdema.
1961 Lancet 19 Aug. 408/1 The XO female was noted to have peripheral lymphœdema and neck-webbing at birth.
1968 Proc. Conf. Lymph & Lymphatic Syst. vii. 153 In 1892, Milroy reported congenital, bilateral lymphedema of the legs in twenty-five of ninety-two members of one family.
Derivatives
lymphœˈdematous adj.
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follicular1826
lymphangiomatous1899
lymphocytomatous1908
lymphœdematous1934
pseudolymphomatous1967
1934 Arch. Internal Med. 54 614 Lymphedematous swelling..is present at birth.
1962 D. I. Abramson Blood Vessels & Lymphatics xxiv. 733 The protein content of tissue fluid from the lymphedematous area was similar to that of the serum.
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