HYDROPIC

Etymology

Adjective

hydropic (comparative more hydropic, superlative most hydropic)

dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy.

(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).

Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.

(biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*drop"ic, Hy*drop"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. hydropicus, Gr. hydropique. See Dropsy.]

Definition: Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst. Tillotson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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