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lymphœdème

French, noun/lɛ̃.fe.dɛm/

lymphœdème is a French masculine noun meaning “lymphedema, lymphoedema” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Œdème causé par une obstruction des vaisseaux lymphatiques, d’origine congénitale ou acquise”.

What does lymphœdème mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinelymphedema, lymphoedema

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Œdème causé par une obstruction des vaisseaux lymphatiques, d’origine congénitale ou acquise.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lymphœdème

  • lymphœdèmes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lymphœdème?

  • /lɛ̃.fe.dɛm/
  • \lɛ̃.fe.dɛm\
  • \lɛ̃.fø.dɛm\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to lymphœdème

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is lymphœdème in French?

lymphœdème appears about once in every 40 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).