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edema; swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues
A medical term for abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in body cavities, causing swelling. Common in the legs, ankles, and feet.
足に浮腫が出ている。
There is swelling in the legs.
浮腫の原因を調べるために検査を受けた。
I underwent tests to determine the cause of the edema.
長時間の立ち仕事で夕方になると足に浮腫が生じやすい。
Standing for long hours at work tends to cause swelling in the legs by evening.
The medical/formal term for edema or swelling. Composed of 浮 (float, swell) + 腫 (swelling, tumor). In everyday speech, people more commonly say むくみ. The word 浮腫 is primarily used in medical settings and health-related writing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 浮腫が出る: to develop edema
- 浮腫が引く: for swelling to go down
- 下肢浮腫: lower limb edema
- 肺浮腫: pulmonary edema
SIMILAR WORDS:
- むくみ: swelling — the everyday word for puffiness or swelling
- 腫れ: swelling — general swelling from injury, inflammation, or insect bites
- 水腫: hydropsy — a more technical term for fluid accumulation