Papilledema

Definition: Papilledema

Papilledema

Noun

1. Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure.

Specialty Definitions: Papilledema

Specialty Definition: Papilledema

Papilledema is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks.

As the optic nerve sheath is continuous with the subarachnoid space of the brain (and is regarded as an extension of the central nervous system), increased pressure is transmitted through to the optic nerve and this leads to edema of the cells of the optic disc.

Checking the eyes for signs of papilledema should be carried out whenever there is a clinical suspicion of raised intracranial pressure.

In this picture, we see all of the hallmarks of papilledema;

swelling of optic disc
poorly defined disc margins
hemorrhage of disc nutrient vessels

Crosswords: Papilledema

Specialty definitions using "papilledema": Hypertension, Malignant, Hypertensive Encephalopathy ♦ Optic Nerve Injuries. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Papilledema" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Italian (papilloedema).

Non-Fiction Usage: Papilledema

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Extremely variable, including granulomatous hepatitis, peripheral arthritis, spondylitis, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, meningitis, uveitis, optic neuritis, papilledema, and endocarditis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Papilledema

Modern Translations: Papilledema

Language		Translations for "papilledema"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		papilødem (papilloedema), oedema papillae nervi optici (papilloedema). (various references)

Dutch		papiloedeem (papilloedema). (various references)

Finnish		papillin turvotus (papilloedema), papilledeema (papilloedema), näköhermon nystyn turvotus (papilloedema). (various references)

French		papilloedème (papilloedema). (various references)

Greek		οίδημα οπτικής θηλής (papilloedema). (various references)

Italian		papilledema (papilloedema), infiammazione con edema passivo della papilla ottica,quasi sempre bilaterale,secondario ad uno stato di ipertensione endocranica (papilloedema). (various references)

Pig Latin		apilledemapay.(various references)

Spanish		edema papilar (papilloedema). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Papilledema

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-i-l-l-m-p-p"
	-3 letters: appalled, appealed, impelled, milleped, papillae.
	-4 letters: applied, emailed, empaled, impaled, implead, lapeled, limeade, papilla, pimpled.
	-5 letters: aedile, aliped, allied, appall, appeal, dapple, delime, dimple, elapid, empale, impala, impale, impede, lamiae, lampad, lamped, lapped, leaped, limped, lipped, mailed, malled, mallee, mallei, mapped, mealie, mediae, medial, melled, milled, paella, paleae, paleal, palled, pallia, pallid, palmed, palpal, pealed, pilled, pimped, pimple, pleiad.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.