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Seroma vs Oedema - What's the difference?

seroma | oedema |

As nouns the difference between seroma and oedema

is that seroma is a pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery while oedema is an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

seroma

English

(wikipedia seroma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery.
    • ----

    oedema

    English

    (wikipedia oedema)

    Alternative forms

    * edema (US) * (UK)

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * dropsy (1) * hydrops