Characterized by or affected with edema; having noticeable swelling due to excess fluid in tissues.
From 'edema' plus the adjective suffix '-ose' (meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'), used in medical terminology to describe tissues or organs affected by swelling.
Edematose is the formal medical way to say 'really puffy'—if something is edematose, there's significant fluid buildup. You'd use it to describe an edematose liver or edematose lungs in a patient's medical record!
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