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lymphodema

lymphodema noun: a condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.

Noun

lymphodema (plural lymphodemas)

  1. A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
    • She recently developed lymphodema, the painful swelling and water retention that can happen in the arm where lymph nodes were removed.2007 May 22, Leslie Berger, “Cancer Care Seeks to Take Patients Beyond Survival”, in New York Times

Forms of lymphodema

plurallymphodemas

Words formed from lymphodema

Questions about lymphodema

What does lymphodema mean?
Lymphodema means a condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
What part of speech is lymphodema?
Lymphodema is a noun.
What is the plural of lymphodema?
The plural of lymphodema is lymphodemas.

Words near lymphodema in the dictionary

  1. lymphocytotoxicity
  2. lymphocytotoxin
  3. lymphocytotoxins
  4. lymphocytotrophic
  5. lymphocytotropic
  6. lymphodema
  7. lymphodemas
  8. lymphodemous
  9. lymphodeplete
  10. lymphodepleted
  11. lymphodepletes

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