edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
(noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oedema (plural oedemas or oedemata)
(British spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
(British spelling) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water
• (excess of serum): dropsy
• hydrops
• Edomae
Source: Wiktionary
OE*de"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also edema.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
