edema; dropsy; swelling
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to swell due to excessive fluid accumulation in interstitial tissue spaces; to become edematous
technicalMedical term describing pathological fluid retention in body tissues. Commonly used as a noun (水肿) to denote the condition itself (edema). Also called 浮肿 in general contexts.
Tā他
de的
tuǐ腿
bù部
shuǐ水
zhǒng肿
de得
hěn很
lì厉
hai害
。
His legs are severely swollen with edema.
Shèn肾
zàng脏
jí疾
bìng病
cháng常
yǐn引
qǐ起
quán全
shēn身
shuǐ水
zhǒng肿
。
Kidney disease often causes generalized edema throughout the body.
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Yùn孕
fù妇
róng容
yì易
chū出
xiàn现
xià下
zhī肢
shuǐ水
zhǒng肿
。
Pregnant women easily develop edema in the lower limbs.
Xīn心
zàng脏
shuāi衰
jié竭
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
fèi肺
bù部
shuǐ水
zhǒng肿
。
Heart failure can lead to pulmonary edema.