DROPSY

edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy

(noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dropsy (usually uncountable, plural dropsies)

(pathology) Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Synonyms

• 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

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