SINCE 1828
papilledema
noun
pap·il·le·de·ma
variants:
or chiefly British papilloedema \ˌpap-əl-ə-ˈdē-mə
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Medical Definition of papilledema
: swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema
— called also
choked disk
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