cerebral edema

Noun

Meaning

swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

brain edema ascites anasarca cardiac edema brain inflammation brain swelling cerebral blood flow disorder cerebral oedema acute cerebral edema brain oedema swelling in the brain swelling of the brain swelling on the brain acute brain edema acute brain inflammation
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Hypernyms

edema dropsy oedema hydrops

Examples

Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cerebral death cerebral dysfunction cerebral dysgenesis cerebral effort cerebral enlargement cerebral fatigue