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Definition: Lymphedema |
LymphedemaNoun1. Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Lymphedema is relatively little recognized as being a serious health problem. Doctors and medical staff who practice in fields where this disease is uncommon may fail to correctly diagnose the condition.
Lymphedema is caused by injury to the lymphatic vessels. It is most frequently seen after surgery or radiation therapy, which can cause unintended damage to the lymphatic drainage system. It is especially common after surgery and radiation therapy are used in combination to treat breast cancer. Lymphedema can also be associated with accidents or any other sort of disease or problem that can inhibit the lymph from proper function.
Symptoms include severe fatigue, a heavy swollen limb or localized fluid accumulation in other body areas, deformity, discoloration of the skin overlying the lymphedema, and many other symptoms. Each case is different. The condition also causes psychological distress. The normal daily living lifestyle can become severely limited.
Cancer patients sometimes find this condition develops after their therapy has concluded. Various management options are available.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lymphedema."
Crosswords: Lymphedema |
| Specialty definitions using "lymphedema": Nonne-Milroy-Meige disease, Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome. (references) |
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Health | The Reelin gene on chromosome 7q22 causes microcephaly, lissencephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia (small cerebellum), and lymphedema. (references) | |
These disorders may be associated with other abnormalities, including other NMDs. Symptoms vary and may include hypotonia (reduced muscle tone), seizures, developmental delay, mental retardation, growth failure, feeding difficulties, lymphedema (puffiness of the extremities due to poor fluid drainage), microcephaly, and motor dysfunction. (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations for "lymphedema"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | lymfeknud. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | lymphoedème. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Lymphödem. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | linfedema. (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | リンパ浮腫 (limbo dance). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | リンパふしゅ. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymphedemalay linfedema. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-l-m-m-p-y" | |
-3 letters: empaled, empyema, melamed. | |
-4 letters: damply, deeply, empale, hammed, healed, heaped, helmed, helped, hemmed, lamedh, lammed, lamped, leaped, mayhem, medley, palmed, pealed, phylae, played, yelped. | |
-5 letters: adeem, aleph, almeh, ample, amply, delay, edema, emyde, haled, hammy, haply, hayed, heady, hemal, hempy, hyped, lamed, layed, leady, lemma, lymph, madly, malmy, mamey, maple, mayed, mealy, medal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 79 6D 70 68 65 64 65 6D 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. -.--. -- .--. .... . -.. . -- .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01111001 01101101 01110000 01101000 01100101 01100100 01100101 01101101 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L y m p h e d e m a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0079 006D 0070 0068 0065 0064 0065 006D 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46917982747170717967 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danois, dänisch, danese, danés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemán |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italien, italienisch, italiano |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | espagnol, spanisch, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, inglese, inglés |
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