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CEREBRAL EDEMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cerebral edema mean?
• CEREBRAL EDEMA (noun)
The noun CEREBRAL EDEMA has 1 sense:
1. swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
Familiarity information: CEREBRAL EDEMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
brain edema; cerebral edema
Hypernyms ("cerebral edema" is a kind of...):
dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)
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