dropsy

Noun
  1. Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities (synset 114340141)
    is a type of: lump, puffiness, swelling - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
    subtypes:
    • angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, quincke's edema - recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
    • lymphedema - swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
    • scleredema - a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
    • cystoid macular edema - a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
    • anasarca - generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
    • chemosis - edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
    • papilledema - swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
    • brain edema, cerebral edema - swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
    same as: edema, hydrops, oedema

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