edematous

1. 1.

   swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

   Synonymsdropsical

   Similarunhealthy

Questions about edematous

What does edematous mean?

edematous means "swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid".

How many syllables are in edematous?

edematous has 4 syllables and divides as e-de-ma-tous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for edematous?

Close synonyms include dropsical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.