Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
EDEMA
edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
(noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
OEDEMA
edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
(noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
edema (plural edemas or edemata)
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
(American spelling, botany) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.
Synonyms
• (pathology): dropsy, hydrops, hydropsy
Anagrams
• Meade, Medea, adeem, meade
Source: Wiktionary
E*de"ma, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)
Definition: Same as oedema.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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