Cerebral edema and Edema

Cerebral edema noun - Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter.

Edema and cerebral edema are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Edema" instead a noun phrase "Cerebral edema".

Edema noun - Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.

Cerebral edema and edema are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cerebral edema" with "Edema", this terms are similar.