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English
Noun
œdema (plural œdemas or œdemata)
- Alternative spelling of oedema
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Portuguese
Noun
œdema m (plural œdemas)
- Obsolete form of edema.
1869, José Vieira de Mattos, Tratar do rheumatismo articular agudo e de sua frequencia com o rheumatismo visceral, Typographia do Apostolo, page 6:O augmento de volume da articulação é devido a uma dupla causa, em parte ao derramamento intra-capsular e em parte ao œdema da pelle e do tecido sub-cutaneo;- The increase in volume of the articulation is due to two reasons, in part due to intracapsular spilling and in part to œdema of the skin and subcutaneous tissue;
1869, G. Augusto Gagliardini, O Archivo Rural, volume 12, Typographia Universal, page 64:fricções d'alcool camphorado nos pontos onde havia œdema;- rubbing of camphored alcohol in spots where there was œdema;
- 1918, Instituto Butantan, Collectanea de trabalhos, 1901-1917, Typographia do Diário Official, page 51:
O œdema da mão não se tinha modificado sensivelmente.- The œdema of the hand hadn't changed sensibly.