oedematousedematousadj.

Brit.

/ɪˈdiːmətəs/,

/iːˈdiːmətəs/, U.S.

/əˈdɛmədəs/

Forms: 1500s– oedematous, 1800s oidematous, 1800s– edematous.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek οἰδηματ- , οἴδημα , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek οἰδηματ-, οἴδημα oedema n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oedematosus (1573 in a Latin translation of Paracelsus), Middle French, French oedémateux of the nature of oedema (1549), affected by oedema (1721). Compare oedematose adj.

Medicine.

Of the nature of oedema; affected or characterized by oedema; of or relating to oedema. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > excessive fluid > dropsy

water-sickOE

dropicc1425

hydropic1483

hydropical?1550

oedematous1583

hydroptic1608

hydroptical1640

hydropsic1649

dropsic1651

leucophlegmatical1658

oedematic1666

leucophlegmatic1668

anasarcous1676

dropsical1678

oedematose1710

dropsied1793

plerocephalic1927

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. xxi. 249 Those remedies..do also help much the increasing of this œdematous tumour.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. iii. 183 An Inflammation..Oedematous, Schirrous, Erisipelatous according to the predominancy of melancholy, flegme, or choler.

1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 122 To dissolve hard Tumours, dissipate Oedematous swellings.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 437 A few, from an internal Tumor, have had a large external oedematous Swelling of the subcutaneous and cellular Tunic.

1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 196 The legs grow cold and oedematous, and other parts suffer by the defect in respiration.

1804 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry II. i. xiii. 90 Self-love, and self-consequence swells, and produces oedematous effects.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Edematous, swelling with a serous humor; dropsical.

1875 J. F. Payne Jones & Sieveking's Man. Pathol. Anat. 234 A general œdematous condition of the brain.

1889 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 16 399 The section..is near the upper level of a portion of the cord, in which the central portion is very oedematous.

1937 A. J. Cronin Citadel i. viii. 68 He instinctively reached out and touched the swollen face, noting subconsciously, as he did so, that the pressure of his finger left no dent in the oedematous cheek.

1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 144/1 Folds of small bowel appeared edematous and somewhat dilated.

1988 New Scientist 7 July 36/3 These properties enable it to absorb water from oedematous tissues, clean the wound and protect it from further infection.

Derivatives

oeˈdematously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adverb] > as of dropsy

hydropically1646

dropsically1785

oedematously1802

1802 W. Heberden, Jr. tr. W. Heberden Comm. Hist. & Cure Dis. xxii. 108 Healthy young women will often have their legs swell œdematously, especially in hot weather.

1872 T. F. Allen & G. S. Norton Ophthalmic Therapeutics 164 The upper lid is particularly œdematously swollen and hangs like a sack over the eye.

1988 Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 77 146 Absorption from the pancreatic interstitium was rapid in healthy and oedematously inflamed pancreas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oedematous
释义	oedematousedematousadj. Brit. /ɪˈdiːmətəs/, /iːˈdiːmətəs/, U.S. /əˈdɛmədəs/ Forms: 1500s– oedematous, 1800s oidematous, 1800s– edematous. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek οἰδηματ- , οἴδημα , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek οἰδηματ-, οἴδημα oedema n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin oedematosus (1573 in a Latin translation of Paracelsus), Middle French, French oedémateux of the nature of oedema (1549), affected by oedema (1721). Compare oedematose adj. Medicine. Of the nature of oedema; affected or characterized by oedema; of or relating to oedema. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > excessive fluid > dropsy water-sickOE dropicc1425 hydropic1483 hydropical?1550 oedematous1583 hydroptic1608 hydroptical1640 hydropsic1649 dropsic1651 leucophlegmatical1658 oedematic1666 leucophlegmatic1668 anasarcous1676 dropsical1678 oedematose1710 dropsied1793 plerocephalic1927 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. xxi. 249 Those remedies..do also help much the increasing of this œdematous tumour. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. iii. 183 An Inflammation..Oedematous, Schirrous, Erisipelatous according to the predominancy of melancholy, flegme, or choler. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 122 To dissolve hard Tumours, dissipate Oedematous swellings. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 437 A few, from an internal Tumor, have had a large external oedematous Swelling of the subcutaneous and cellular Tunic. 1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 196 The legs grow cold and oedematous, and other parts suffer by the defect in respiration. 1804 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry II. i. xiii. 90 Self-love, and self-consequence swells, and produces oedematous effects. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Edematous, swelling with a serous humor; dropsical. 1875 J. F. Payne Jones & Sieveking's Man. Pathol. Anat. 234 A general œdematous condition of the brain. 1889 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 16 399 The section..is near the upper level of a portion of the cord, in which the central portion is very oedematous. 1937 A. J. Cronin Citadel i. viii. 68 He instinctively reached out and touched the swollen face, noting subconsciously, as he did so, that the pressure of his finger left no dent in the oedematous cheek. 1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 144/1 Folds of small bowel appeared edematous and somewhat dilated. 1988 New Scientist 7 July 36/3 These properties enable it to absorb water from oedematous tissues, clean the wound and protect it from further infection. Derivatives oeˈdematously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adverb] > as of dropsy hydropically1646 dropsically1785 oedematously1802 1802 W. Heberden, Jr. tr. W. Heberden Comm. Hist. & Cure Dis. xxii. 108 Healthy young women will often have their legs swell œdematously, especially in hot weather. 1872 T. F. Allen & G. S. Norton Ophthalmic Therapeutics 164 The upper lid is particularly œdematously swollen and hangs like a sack over the eye. 1988 Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 77 146 Absorption from the pancreatic interstitium was rapid in healthy and oedematously inflamed pancreas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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