[ noun ] swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities <noun.state>
OEdema \[OE]*de"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a swelling, tumor, fr. ? to swell.] (Med.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also {edema}.]