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LYMPHEDEMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lymphedema" is a kind of...):
dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)
Context examples:
Originally developed to measure lymphedema in cancer patients following surgical removal of the lymph nodes, the new device has been adapted for those afflicted by elephantiasis caused by lymphatic filariasis infection.
(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)
Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-borne disease that often leaves its victims with disabling hydrocele (accumulation of fluid in the scrotum), lymphedema or elephantiasis after the infection has cleared.
(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)
The device consists of an infrared sensor mounted on an iPad that produces highly accurate 3-D reconstructions of the legs — the limbs most commonly affected by lymphedema or fluid accumulation from blocked lymphatic vessels.
(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)
