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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “to swell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.dɛm/, (nonstandard) /ø.dɛm/
Noun
œdème m (plural œdèmes)
- (pathology) edema, oedema
1840, Pierre François Olive Rayer, Traité des Maladies des Reins, page 464:Le 19 , il y a encore de l’ægophonie dans le côté droit de la poitrine ; cependant, l’enfant se sent mieux ; un peu moins d’œdème à la face ; l’enflure des extrémités inférieures est la même ( Dix sangsues à la région des reins ; tisane de chiendent avec un gros de nitre ).- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: اودم (ödem)
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