Edematous

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Afflicted with edema.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid wordnet

Synonyms

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allergicanemicarthriticbiliousbloatedcarcinogenic

Example

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

Etymology

By surface analysis, edemato- + -ous.

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