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oedema vs puffiness

puffiness vs oedema

oedema and puffiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oedema Yes No No No
puffiness Yes No No No
As nouns, puffiness is a hypernym of oedema; that is, puffiness is a word with a broader meaning than oedema:
  • oedema: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
  • puffiness: an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Other hypernyms of oedema include lump, swelling.
oedema (noun) puffiness (noun)
swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
Difference between oedema and puffiness

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