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
• Swollen ankles, also known as edema, are brought about by the buildup of fluid around the ankles, feet and legs.
  — Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 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
• Doing so can lead to an excess amount of water in brain cells, known as cerebral edema.
  — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
• 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
• This can lead to water retention in the arms and legs (peripheral edema) and in the abdomen.
  — Laura Schober, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
• 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
• This buildup leads to swelling (edema), often in the lower legs, ankles, and feet.5 Swelling is a common early symptom of CHF, along with leg pain and weight gain.
  — Sarah Hudgens, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Strain showed signs of pulmonary edema and pleural effusions, which happens when too much fluid builds up in the lungs and chest cavity.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 18 June 2024
• After checking in at an urgent care clinic, the twenty-something was diagnosed with a condition called pulmonary edema, a buildup of excess fluid in the lungs.
  — Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025