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MeSH Heading: Edema
Tree Number(s): C23.888.277
Unique ID: D004487
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004487
Annotation: general: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with organ/diseases term (IM); egg-white edema: coordinate IM with OVALBUMIN (NIM if indexed at all); EPH (Edema, Proteinuria, Hypertension) = GESTOSIS, EPH & do not index under EDEMA unless it is particularly discussed
Scope Note: Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE.
Entry Term(s): Anasarca; Dropsy; Hydrops
See Also: Angioedema; Brain Edema; Hydrops Fetalis; Laryngeal Edema; Lymphedema; Macular Edema; Papilledema; Pulmonary Edema
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Edema MeSH Descriptor Data 2026