lymphedema
- n swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
- A new study suggests that breast-cancer patients who have the chronic, painful condition known as lymphedema may be helped by pumping iron.
- For as many as two-thirds of breast-cancer survivors, their lifesaving cancer treatment can lead to an incurable and painful condition known as lymphedema.
- A condition called lymphedema caused fluid to accumulate in his legs, which made walking difficult, then rise into his chest, which made breathing as laborious as "trying to blow .