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Edema vs Cellulitis - What's the difference?

edema | cellulitis |

As nouns the difference between edema and cellulitis

is that edema is an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity while cellulitis is an inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.

edema

English

(wikipedia edema)

Alternative forms

* oedema (UK), (UK)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (US, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
  • (US) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water

    • Synonyms

    * dropsy (1) * hydrops

    Anagrams

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    cellulitis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cellulitis)
  • An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection