edemas
Watery tissue swellings
Edemas is the plural of edema, an accumulation of fluid in body tissues causing swelling.
The condition appears most often in the legs, ankles, and feet, but can affect any part of the body: The patient presented with bilateral lower extremity edemas.
Medical contexts use the plural when describing multiple distinct swellings or types.
Mild tissue swelling
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- fluid retentionAbnormal water accumulation in tissues
- accumulationCollected mass over time
engorgement · lymphedema · effusion · congestion · waterlogged · turgidity · extravasation · transudation
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- diureticsDrugs increasing urine output
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- elevationHeight above reference point
ultrasound · examination · assessment · management · monitoring · prognosis · intervention · therapy
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- liver cirrhosisIrreversible scarring of detoxifying organ
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
immobility · malnutrition · preeclampsia · thrombosis · allergic reaction · hypothyroidism · infection · trauma
puffiness
Mild tissue swelling
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- fluid retentionAbnormal water accumulation in tissues
accumulation · engorgement · lymphedema · effusion · congestion · waterlogged · turgidity · extravasation · transudation · peripheral
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- diureticsDrugs increasing urine output
- compressionForcing into smaller space
elevation · ultrasound · examination · assessment · management · monitoring · prognosis · intervention · therapy · clinical
heart failure
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- liver cirrhosisIrreversible scarring of detoxifying organ
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
medication · immobility · malnutrition · preeclampsia · thrombosis · allergic reaction · hypothyroidism · infection · trauma · surgery
edemasdehydration
Excessive fluid loss
desiccation · fluid loss · diuresis · anhydration · drainage
edemasdryness
Absence of moisture
atrophy · wasting · shriveling · emaciation · cachexia
- pulmonary edemaExcess fluid in lungs