DROPSICAL

edematous, dropsical

(adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)

Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy.

Source: Wiktionary


Drop"si*cal, a. Etym: [From Dropsy.]

1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.

2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

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