Synonyms for edema
- noun
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Related words
- Phrases
- malignant edema
- Is a kind of
- swelling
- Other spellings
- oedema UK œdema
Forms
- Plural
- edemas → dropsies, hydropsies…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| edema | rising | |
| hydrops | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- dropsy2
- 7 letters
- hydrops
- 8 letters
- hydropsy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dropsy2 = 2 syllables).