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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“Papilledema.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/papilledema. Accessed 10 May. 2021.
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