See Also: oedema(dictionary)
oedema(medicine)
solid oedema(medicine)
menstrual oedema(medicine)
marantic oedema(medicine)
malignant oedema(medicine)
lymphatic oedema(medicine)
laryngeal oedema(medicine)
inflammatory oedema(medicine)
hydraemic oedema(medicine)

therapist (iou) and oedema (medicine)


therapist (iou)



therapist noun. L19.
[from THERAPY + -IST.]
A person who practises or administers therapy. Now esp., a psychotherapist.
OCCUPATIONAL therapist.

oedema (medicine)


oedema
<clinical sign> The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, usually applied to demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in the subcutaneous tissues.

Oedema may be localised, due to venous or lymphatic obstruction or to increased vascular permeability or it may be systemic due to heart failure or renal disease.

Collections of oedema fluid are designated according to the site, for example ascites (peritoneal cavity), hydrothorax (pleural cavity) and hydropericardium (pericardial sac).

Massive generalised oedema is called anasarca.

Origin: Gr. Oide ma = swelling