edematous
Bloated with fluid
Edematous describes tissue swollen with excess fluid—the adjective form of edema.
Medical professionals use it to describe puffy, waterlogged body parts: The patient's ankles were edematous.
The swelling can result from injury, infection, heart failure, or other conditions that cause fluid to accumulate where it shouldn't.
Swollen with air
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
- bloatedSwelled from excess
- turgidSwollen or pompous
engorged · spongy · boggy · doughy · puffiness · water-logged · sodden · stretched
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- fluid retentionAbnormal water accumulation in tissues
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
lymphatic · congestion · capillary · permeability · leakage · infiltration · pitting · peripheral
Protective tissue response
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
- immuneProtected from harm
injury · exudate · transudate · hydrostatic · albumin · venous · lymphedema · obstruction
puffy
Swollen with air
turgid · engorged · spongy · boggy · doughy · puffiness · water-logged · sodden · stretched · tight
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- fluid retentionAbnormal water accumulation in tissues
- interstitialRelating to small gaps
- effusionUnrestrained emotional discharge
ascites · lymphatic · congestion · capillary · permeability · leakage · infiltration · pitting · peripheral · dependent
inflammation
Protective tissue response
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
immune · injury · exudate · transudate · hydrostatic · albumin · venous · lymphedema · obstruction · renal