PAPILLEDEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does papilledema mean? 

• PAPILLEDEMA (noun)
  The noun PAPILLEDEMA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PAPILLEDEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAPILLEDEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("papilledema" is a kind of...):

dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)

 Context examples 

Papilledema occurs when increased brain pressure caused by tumors or other problems results in swelling of the optic nerve.

(Papilledema, NCI Dictionary)

Objective signs include weakness, long tract signs, dysmetria, gait ataxia, papilledema, and nystagmus.

(Cerebellar Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)