Vocabulary
das
Ödem
/øˈdeːm/· noun· Pl. die Ödeme
oedema, swelling with fluid (patients: Wasser in den Beinen)
Ein Ödem is fluid collecting in the tissue, most often in the legs (Beinödeme) — with heart failure, kidney disease, or after standing all day. Patients say „Wasser in den Beinen“ or „dicke Beine“. Press on the shin for a few seconds: if a dent stays, the oedema is eindrückbar.
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- Singular
- das Ödem
- Plural
- die Ödeme
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- des Ödems
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Ödem
oedema
An beiden Unterschenkeln finden sich eindrückbare Ödeme.
There is pitting oedema on both lower legs.
Word family
Ödemdas Lidödemswelling of the eyeliddas Beinödemleg oedemadas Lungenödempulmonary oedemaödematösoedematous, swollen with fluid
Common combinations
- Ödeme an den Beinenoedema of the legs
- keine Ödemeno oedema
- eindrückbare Ödemepitting oedema
- Wasser in den Beinen habento have fluid in one's legs (everyday)
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Wassereinlagerung (everyday)
Real examples
- Beide Unterschenkel sind geschwollen, es finden sich ausgeprägte Ödeme.Both lower legs are swollen; there is marked oedema.
- Extremitäten: keine Ödeme, Pulse gut tastbar.Limbs: no oedema, pulses easily palpable.
- Das Ödem am Knöchel ist seit gestern deutlich zurückgegangen.The swelling at the ankle has gone down a lot since yesterday.
