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Noun: brain edema
  1. Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
    "The head injury resulted in brain edema, requiring immediate medical intervention";
    - cerebral edema

Type of: dropsy, edema [N. Amer], hydrops, oedema [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Brain edema