Edema is an accumulation of water in the soft tissues of the body.  Most often the swelling appears in the feet, face The tissue looks puffy and if pressed with a finger will hold the indentation after the finger is removed.

 

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Edema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 Edema (American English) or oedema (British English; both words from the Greek οἴδημα, oídēma "swelling"), formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in one or more cavities of the body. Generally, the amount of interstitial fluid is determined by the balance of fluid homeostasis, and increased secretion of fluid into the interstitium or impaired removal of this fluid may cause edema. org

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema High Altitude Pulmonary Edema is when the lungs fill up with fluid as a result of the body adapting to high elevation. It occurs vary rarely below 8,000 feet. The reason the lungs fill up with fluid is a bit complex, and I am not a doctor, but the basic idea is the pulmonary artery (from the heart to the lungs) contracts a bit as people go up in elevation com
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Information on edema from the American Academy of Family Physicians. ... or standing still for too long can cause edema of the legs, especially in hot weather. ...
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Edema means swelling caused by fluid in your body's tissues. ... Pulmonary edema - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000140.htm ...
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