LYMPHEDEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lymphedema mean? 

• LYMPHEDEMA (noun)
  The noun LYMPHEDEMA has 1 sense:

1. swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas

  Familiarity information: LYMPHEDEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYMPHEDEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lymphedema" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

A self-administered questionnaire designed to measure the degree of distress associated with the signs and symptoms of lymphedema in an operated breast.

(Breast Lymphedema Symptom Survey, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiosarcoma arising from the skin of the arm following radical mastectomy and resulting lymphedema.

(Angiosarcoma of the Skin of the Arm after Radical Mastectomy followed by Lymphedema, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery.

(Laser, NCI Dictionary)

Laser therapy may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery.

(Laser therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Patients with long-standing lymphedema are at increased risk of developing angiosarcoma.

(Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Compression garments are used in the treatment of lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue).

(Compression garment, NCI Dictionary)

Treatment to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue).

(Complex decongestive therapy, NCI Dictionary)

An angiosarcoma that develops in association with long standing lymphedema.

(Angiosarcoma Associated with Lymphedema, NCI Thesaurus)

Healthcare workers assess the severity of lymphedema by using a tape measure or by relying on water displacement by the affected limb.

(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)

Clinical signs include lymphedema of the lower extremities and cholestasis.

(Aagenaes Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)