Title: edema
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - edema
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10638
Status: current

Definition
Presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in body cavities and intercellular spaces of tissues.

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 747 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'edema' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10638
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