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  1. Peripheral Pitting Edema

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    Description: Peripheral pitting edema Edema is the abnormal fluid accumulation in tissues or body cavities. Pitting edema is edema in which external pressure leaves a persistent depression in the tissues (see pitting); it occurs because the pressure pushes the excess fluid out of the intercellular spaces in the tissue.
    Keywords: Abnormal fluid accumulation, Persistent Depression, persistent depression, Abnormal Fluid Accumulation