| Descriptor English: | Edema | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Edema
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Edema | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Oedème | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Anasarca Dropsy Hydrops |
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| Tree number(s): |
C23.888.277 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004487 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. |
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| Annotation: | 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 |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Angioedema
MeSH Brain Edema MeSH Hydrops Fetalis MeSH Laryngeal Edema MeSH Lymphedema MeSH Macular Edema MeSH Papilledema MeSH Pulmonary Edema MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 4555 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004487 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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Edema
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Anasarca
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| Concept UI |
M0007051 |
| Scope note | Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. |
| Preferred term | Edema |
| Entry term(s) |
Dropsy Hydrops |
| Concept UI |
M0550339 |
| Preferred term | Anasarca |
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