Oedema vs. Edema: What's the Difference?

Oedema and Edema Definitions
Oedema
Variant of edema.
Edema
(Medicine)An excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Oedema
(British spelling) edema
Edema
(Botany)A condition of plants characterized by blisterlike swellings on the leaves or other parts, caused by an accumulation of water.
Oedema
A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
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Edema
An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Oedema
Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
Edema
A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
Edema
Same as dema.
Edema
Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
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