EDEMATOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does edematous mean? 

• EDEMATOUS (adjective)
  The adjective EDEMATOUS has 1 sense:

1. swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

  Familiarity information: EDEMATOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EDEMATOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

Synonyms:

dropsical; edematous

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

edema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)

 Context examples 

Signs and symptoms include generalized fatigue, lethargy, increased body weight, pale, edematous and thickened skin, low blood pressure, constipation and cold intolerance.

(Myxedema, NCI Thesaurus)

Painful red or pink edematous nodules most commonly found on the palmar and/or plantar regions.

(Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic polyp that arises from the stomach and is characterized by the presence of elongated, tortuous, and cystic foveolar zones, edematous changes, and inflammation.

(Gastric Juvenile Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic polyp that arises from the stomach and is characterized by the presence of dilated gastric foveoli, edematous changes, and inflammation.

(Gastric Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of edematous tissue infiltrated by inflammatory cells, including eosinophils.

(Ethmoid Sinus Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of tortuous and cystically dilated glands, edematous changes, and inflammation.

(Colon Juvenile Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by raised, edematous papules in the extremities; involvement of one or more mucous membranes; and epidermal detachment involving less than ten percent of the total body surface area.

(Erythema Multiforme Major, NCI Thesaurus)

A part of innate immunity, the Inflammatory Response occurs when injured tissues induce release of vasodilatory, opsonizing, and chemotactic mediators that attract macrophages and leukocytes to phagocytize and destroy foreign substances; dilate local blood vessels increasing local blood flow; increase capillary permeability; produce edematous swelling; and induce pain.

(Inflammatory Response, NCI Thesaurus)