BRAIN EDEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brain edema mean? 

• BRAIN EDEMA (noun)
  The noun BRAIN EDEMA has 1 sense:

1. swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter

  Familiarity information: BRAIN EDEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRAIN EDEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

brain edema; cerebral edema

Hypernyms ("brain edema" is a kind of...):

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