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n. - Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by accumulation in the tissues of a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells and chyle.

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  • These devices are commonly referred to as a lymphedema pumps.
  • The swelling, known as lymphedema, affects as many as a quarter of breast cancer survivors.
  • Those complications, for up to 30 percent of women, include chronic, painful swelling, called lymphedema .
  • One problem that can affect women after breast surgery is lymphedema, which is swelling caused by fluid buildup.
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