Hereditary lymphedema
hereditary lymphedema n.
Permanent pitting edema, usually confined to the lower extremities. Also called trophedema.
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- Heraclius
[her-uh-klahy-uh s, hi-rak-lee-uh s] /ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ əs, hɪˈræk li əs/ noun 1. a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641. /hɛˈræklɪəs/ noun 1. ?575–641 ad, Byzantine emperor, who restored the Holy Cross to Jerusalem (629)
- Herakleion
[hi-rak-lee-on; Greek ee-rah-klee-awn] /hɪˈræk liˌɒn; Greek iˈrɑ kli ɔn/ noun 1. . [ih-rak-lee-on; Greek ee-rah-klee-awn] /ɪˈræk liˌɒn; Greek iˈrɑ kli ɔn/ noun 1. a seaport in N Crete. /Greek heˈraːkliɔn/ noun 1. variants of Iráklion /Greek iˈrakliɔn/ noun 1. a port in Greece, in N Crete: former capital of Crete (until 1841); ruled by Venetians […]