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Descriptor English:   Edema 
Descriptor Spanish:   Edema 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Edema 
Synonyms English:   Dropsy
Hydrops  
Tree Number:   C23.888.277
Definition English:   Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. 
Indexing Annotation English:   general: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with organ/diseases term (IM); egg-white edema: coordinate IM with OVALBUMIN (NIM if indexed at all); EPH (Edema, Proteinuria, Hypertension) = GESTOSIS, EPH & do not index under EDEMA unless it is particularly discussed
See Related English:   Angioedema
Brain Edema
Hydrops Fetalis
Laryngeal Edema
Lymphedema
Macular Edema
Papilledema
Pulmonary Edema
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   4555 
Unique Identifier:   D004487 

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