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Edema vs Effusion - What's the difference?

edema | effusion |

As nouns the difference between edema and effusion

is that edema is an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity while effusion is a liquid outpouring.

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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    effusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a liquid outpouring.
  • (by extension) a speech or emotion outpouring.
  • * 1930; , (Morrie Ryskind), (Bert Kalmar), (Harry Ruby); (Animal Crackers) , (Paramount Pictures)
    • Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion ...
  • (medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself