# edema

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈdiː.mə/ · frequency rank #30,776

## Definitions
1. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
2. A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water.

## Etymology
From New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “I swell”).

## Easily confused with
- **EDM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-edm)
- **ema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-ema)
- **EEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-eea)
- **Emma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-emma)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-eden)
- **Edna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-edna)
- **enemy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-enemy)
- **Elena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-elena)
- **enema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edema-vs-enema)
- **EDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eda-vs-edema)
- **eczema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eczema-vs-edema)
- **Edelman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edelman-vs-edema)

## Common misspellings (6)
`deema`, `eddema`, `edeam`, `edemma`, `edmea`, `eedma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edema