edema

/ɪˈdiː.mə/noun

High School

An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

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Synonyms

dropsy hydrops hydropsy

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water sickness

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Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

ema bima cima fema lema pima rima sema sima zima

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

ear eat eba eby eck eco eda ede edi edo

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Consonance

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dom ltd mud dime mada made modi dummy demand domino

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