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Edema vs Hernia - What's the difference?

edema | hernia |

As nouns the difference between edema and hernia

is that edema is (us|pathology) an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity while hernia is hernia.

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

    * ----

    hernia

    English

    Noun

  • (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

    • Derived terms

    * hernial * herniated * herniotomy English nouns with irregular plurals