An abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Dropsy Hydrops Water retention Oedema Fluid retention
Term information
- UMLS:C0013604
- SNOMEDCT_US:267038008
- SNOMEDCT_US:20741006
- SNOMEDCT_US:79654002
- SNOMEDCT_US:423666004
Edema may be related to one or more of the following factors: 1) increased capillary hydrostatic pressure, 2) decreased osmotic pressure of plasma, 3) decreased tissue tension and lymphatic drainage, 4) increased osmotic pressure of tissue fluids, and 5) increased capillary permeability.
Term relations
- has part some (
edematous and
characteristic of part of some multicellular organism and
has modifier some abnormal)