{"id":43378,"date":"2020-09-21T06:20:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T06:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=43378"},"modified":"2023-09-27T06:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T06:32:44","slug":"lymphedema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/lymphedema\/","title":{"rendered":"Lymphedema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swelling caused by lymph fluid accumulating in the tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Accumulation of lymph in tissues, leading to swelling; it occurs most often in the legs. It can be congenital or result from lymph vessel obstruction from tumor or inflammation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An accumulation of lymph in the tissue, producing swelling. It may be due to a congenital abnormality of the lymphatic vessels or result from obstruction of the lymphatic vessels by a tumor, parasites, inflammation, or injury. The legs are most often affected. Treatment consists of elastic support, by stockings or bandages, and diuretic drugs. A variety of surgical procedures have been devised but with little success.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An abnormal accumulation of tissue fluid (potential lymph) in the interstitial spaces. The mechanism for this is either impairment of normal uptake of tissue fluid by the lymphatic vessels or the excessive production of tissue fluid caused by venous obstruction that increases capillary blood pressure. Stagnant flow of tissue fluid through body structures may make them prone to infections that are difficult to treat; as a result lymphedematous limbs should be protected from cuts, scratches, burns, and blood drawing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A common, chronic condition in which fluid called lymph accumulates in the tissues, causing swelling (edema), especially in the arms and legs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The anomalous buildup of lymphatic fluid in the body&#8217;s tissues, leading to localized swelling in the affected region.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-27\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A type of swelling resulting from the obstruction of the lymphatic vessels.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swelling caused by lymph fluid accumulating in the tissue. Accumulation of lymph in tissues, leading to swelling; it occurs most often in the legs. It can be congenital or result from lymph vessel obstruction from tumor or inflammation. An accumulation of lymph in the tissue, producing swelling. It may be due to a congenital abnormality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-l"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lymphedema - Definition of Lymphedema<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Swelling caused by lymph fluid accumulating in the tissue.Accumulation of lymph in tissues, leading to swelling; it occurs most often in the legs. 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