pseudoedema

pseudoedema

 [soo″do-ĕ-de´mah] a puffy state resembling edema

pseu·do·e·de·ma

(sū'dō-ĕ-dē'mă) A puffiness of the skin not due to a fluid accumulation. [pseudo- + G. oidēma, a swelling (edema)]

pseudoedema

(soo″dō-ē-dē′mă) [″ + oidema, a swelling] Swelling of tissues resembling edema. It may be seen in the optic disk of the eye or in the skin.