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| lym·phe·de·ma [ lìmfə dmə ] |
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persistent local tissue swelling: a form of edema resulting from the loss of normal lymph channel drainage of the affected part. Lymph vessels may be blocked by cancer or by parasitic filarial worms, or may have been removed in the course of cancer surgery.
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