edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy
(noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dropsy (usually uncountable, plural dropsies)
(pathology) Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
• water sickness
Source: Wiktionary
Drop"sy, n.; pl. Dropsies. Etym: [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. Water, and cf. Hydropsy.] (Med.)
Definition: An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
