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cerebral edema
ce·re·bral e·de·ma
Definitions related to cerebral edema:
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A swelling in the brain caused by the presence of excessive fluid.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Excessive accumulation of fluid in the intracellular and/or extracellular spaces of the brain.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(edema cerebral) A disorder characterized by swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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