How to Use lymphedema in a Sentence

lymphedema

noun
Definition of lymphedemanext
  • Although there is no cure for lymphedema, the swelling and pain caused by the condition can be treated.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Even on the brink of death, with her lungs failing and her legs and hips swollen with lymphedema, she was already determined to have one last swim in the sea.
    — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 28 June 2018
  • Right now, there is no cure or drug therapy for lymphedema, Rockson said.
    — Amy Norton, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2017
  • Williams has been open about her struggle with addiction in the past, as well as her ongoing battle with both Graves' disease and lymphedema.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • For Carrillo, participation has reduced the swelling in her arm from lymphedema, a side effect of surgery, and built strength.
    — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 June 2017
  • That's because Vander Linden, 44, was born with lymphedema.
    — chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • According to Mayo Clinic, lymphedema involves a blockage in the lymphatic system causing a build-up of lymph fluid.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2018
  • To complicate matters, Jeff developed lymphedema, a condition that left him with chronic pain and extreme shortness of breath.
    — Gleaners Community Food Bank, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Two years ago, Gammons was diagnosed with lymphedema, a painful swelling of her arms stemming from fluid from lymph nodes being blocked, most often as a result of damage to or removal of nodes during cancer treatment.
    — Loretta Waldman, courant.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • As a byproduct of his cancer treatment, Mortensen developed lymphedema, which causes affected areas to swell and retain fluids due to the damage to the lymph nodes from the intense radiation.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • His grandmother died, his mother almost died due to complications from lymphedema, a condition that causes the retention of fluids and tissue swelling, and his younger brother, Jonathan, died of a drug overdose.
    — Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com, 12 July 2017
  • The subjects of season 9 open up about a myriad of health struggles, including depression, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and lymphedema.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • If the experiment failed, McKenzie risked giving two dozen women life-altering lymphedema.
    — Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Secondary lymphedema can be caused by surgery, cancer or radiation treatment for cancer, and infection.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 May 2021
  • Risk factors for lymphedema include obesity, older age, and arthritis.
    — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 9 July 2019
  • After completing six months of chemotherapy, Newman was cancer free but was diagnosed with lymphedema.
    — Marvin Glassman, Jewish Journal, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Though most infected people show no symptoms, some can go on to develop lymphedema (tissue swelling), elephantiasis (skin and tissue thickening), and such scrotal swelling, called hydrocele.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Using this system, the researchers identified a protein, integrin alpha-5, as potentially important to lymphedema.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 13 Dec. 2019

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