PAPILLEDEMA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("papilledema" is a kind of...):

dropsy; edema; hydrops; oedema (swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities)

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