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Lymphatic/Immune

lymphedema

lim-feh-DEE-muh

StatusNew

Definition

Swelling due to blocked lymphatic drainage

PathologyLymphatic/Immune

Breakdown

Root

lymph/o

lymph

Suffix

-edema

swelling

Etymology

Latin: lymph/o (lymph) + -edema (swelling)

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Related Terms

lymphoma
lim-FOH-muh
Pathology

Cancer of the lymphatic system

Lymphatic/Immunelymph/o
lymphangiography
lim-fan-jee-OG-rah-fee
Diagnostic

X-ray imaging of lymphatic vessels

Lymphatic/Immunelymph/o