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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•de•ma (i dē′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]- Pathologyeffusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Plant Diseases
- Plant Diseasesa small surface swelling of plant parts, caused by excessive moisture.
- Plant Diseasesany disease so characterized.
Also, oedema. - Greek oídēma a swelling, equivalent. to oidē- (variant stem of oideîn to swell) + -ma noun, nominal suffix
- Neo-Latin oedēma
- 1490–1500;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: edema /ɪˈdiːmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/)- the usual US spelling of oedema
oe•de•ma (i dē′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]- Pathologyedema.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oedema, edema /ɪˈdiːmə/ n ( pl -mata / -mətə/)- an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the intercellular spaces of tissue
- an abnormal swelling in a plant caused by a large mass of parenchyma or an accumulation of water in the tissues
Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Greek oidēma, from oidein to swelloedematous, edematous /ɪˈdɛmətəs/oeˈdemaˌtose, eˈdemaˌtose adj |