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Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues
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lymphedema
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alt. (context medicine English) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels n. (context medicine English) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels
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Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system , which normally returns interstitial fluid to the thoracic duct , then the bloodstream. The condition can be inherited or can be caused ...
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n. swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues
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The accompanying illustration shows the condition of the limb of a girl of twenty-one, the subject of lymphedema, five years after the inception of the disease.