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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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