How do you say “edema” in Vietnamese?

“Edema” in Vietnamese is phù (phew), bủng (sallow).

Vietnamese words for “edema”

• phùListeninterjection
  Hanoi [fu˨˩] · Saigon [fʊw˨˩]phù falling

  phew

  for “edema” meaning: An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

• bủngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]bủng dipping

  sallow; gaunt; sickly pale

  for “edema” meaning: An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

Related Vietnamese words

• phù nềListennoun

  edema; oedema; dropsy

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.