edematous

English

Alternative forms

• oedematose
• oedematous
• œdematous

Etymology

By surface analysis, edemato- +‎ -ous.

Adjective

edematous (comparative more edematous, superlative most edematous)

1. (medicine) Afflicted with edema.
   • 1988 January 8, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Last Among First Ladies”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     […] Mary grew nearly blind in her sixties, in part because constant weeping had caused her corneas to become edematous.

Synonyms

• edematized

Related terms

• angioedematous
• edematogenic
• erythematoedematous