How to Use edema in a Sentence

edema

noun

• At the same time, there’s edema: fluid trapped in the body.
  — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 10 Dec. 2020
• The fifth, a five-month-old, died in 1975 from acute pulmonary edema.
  — Fox News, 21 Oct. 2022
• Williams has missed the last nine games because of a bone edema in his left hip.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2019
• This can cause a buildup of fluid and swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet (called edema).
  — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 8 May 2024
• What this will do is shrink fat cells by getting rid of the edema (swelling) in the tissues.
  — Jane Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
• The venom targets the lungs and heart and can cause death from pulmonary edema.
  — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2020
• Or a valve in the heart can leak, spilling blood into the lungs and causing pulmonary edema.
  — Thomas Goetz, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2007
• An edema is caused by fluid buildup in the bone marrow.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2019
• Before the game, the Bulls announced that the 6-foot-7 forward has acute bone edema and will get reassessed in about two weeks.
  — Patrick Rose, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
• His cause of death was a pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs, The New York Times reported.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• How to help avoid getting malar edema An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  — Taryn Brooke, Allure, 1 Feb. 2024
• Bodies covered in open sores, the painful result of edema breaking the skin.
  — Megan Specia and Kassie Bracken, New York Times, 30 May 2018
• Earlier this week, the Bulls announced Patrick Williams will miss at least two weeks with acute bone edema in his left foot.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
• If eaten in high enough levels, the poisons can lead to lethal fluid buildup in the lungs (pulmonary edema).
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2018
• In rare cases, edema — when excessive fluid can collect in the air sacs of the lungs — can occur.
  — Dwight Adams, Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2018
• Peripheral edema is swelling in the feet, ankles, and legs.
  — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• The edema can occur hours or even days after the initial contact with water.
  — Salil Pradhan, Md, USA TODAY, 1 June 2018
• How to get rid of swollen ankles fast Based on the root cause of symptoms, treatment for edema will always vary from person to person.
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
• For varicose veins or swelling (edema), providers recommend wearing them for 6–10 hours during the active parts of the day.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
• Persistent edema can lead to the enlargement of the heart muscle, known as cardiomegaly.
  — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
• Another climber would also perish on the mountain, from an edema, over the course of their journey.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2018
• Meanwhile, high-altitude pulmonary edema happens when the blood vessels in the lungs begin to leak fluid and fill up the lungs.
  — Allie Conti, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
• His son, Ermanno Taviani, said the cause of his death, in a hospital, was pulmonary edema.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• For the last 30 years of his life, his legs had to be kept tightly wrapped in bandages and compression stockings because of chronic edema and varicose veins.
  — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2020
• His son, Dr. Joshua Needleman, said the cause was lung failure resulting from edema, an excess of fluid.
  — Benedict Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2017
• In 84% of them, the deceased showed signs of pulmonary edema, which causes a feeling of drowning and suffocating.
  — Renuka Rayasam, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• George’s injury is in the same foot as the bone edema that previously sidelined him for seven games in February.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• My body reacts to the stresses of surgery by producing a high degree of edema, especially in my legs.
  — Dana Santas, CNN, 19 Sep. 2017
• Your doctor will mark the border of any edema – tissue swelling – and track it every two hours until progression stops.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022
• Fluid restriction: This is only needed for people with severe edema.
  — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024