edematous
adjUK /ɪˈdiːmətəs/ · US /əˈdɛmətəs/
Etymology By surface analysis, edemato- + -ous.
1
Medicine, Sciences Afflicted with edema.
- […] Mary grew nearly blind in her sixties, in part because constant weeping had caused her corneas to become edematous.1988 January 8, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Last Among First Ladies”, in Chicago Reader:
- Synonyms
- edematized
- Derived terms
- antiedematous, edematously, nonedematous
- Related terms
- angioedematous, edematogenic, erythematoedematous