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S vs Edema - What's the difference?

s | edema |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun edema is

(us|pathology) an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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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