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Definitions for: Dropsy [n] swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
Webster (1913) Definition: Drop"sy, n.; pl. Dropsies. [OE. dropsie, dropesie,
OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. ?
dropsy, fr. ? water. See Water, and cf. Hydropsy.] (Med.)
An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity
of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
--Dunglison.
Synonyms: edema, hydrops, oedema
See Also: anasarca, chemosis, lump, lymphedema, papilledema, puffiness, scleredema, swelling
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