Meaning

suffix

-edema

swelling

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Terms built from -edema

One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -edema marked.

-edema decoded step by step

One library term, read one part at a time.

lymphedema

  1. The root lymph/o means “lymph”.
  2. The suffix -edema means “swelling”.
  3. Together: Swelling due to blocked lymphatic drainage.

Parts that combine with -edema

Word parts that appear alongside -edema in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

Other examples

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myxedema

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