Medical Dictionary

papilledema

noun pap·il·le·de·ma

Medical Definition of PAPILLEDEMA

:  swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema—called also choked disk

Variants of PAPILLEDEMA

pap·il·le·de·ma or chiefly British pap·il·loe·de·ma \ˌpap-əl-ə-ˈdē-mə\

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