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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