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Goit vs Edema - What's the difference?

goit | edema |

As nouns the difference between goit and edema

is that goit is (uk|yorkshire|and|lancashire) a small artificial channel carrying water usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills or goit can be (informal|pejorative) a fool while edema is (us|pathology) an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

goit

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, Yorkshire, and, Lancashire) A small artificial channel carrying water. Usually used with respect to channels built to feed mills.

    • Etymology 2

    Popularised by the television series . Possibly a shortening of (goitre) (i.e. a pain in the neck), or from (git).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, pejorative) A fool.

    • 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

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