Meaning of DROPSY
| Pronunciation: | | 'drâpsee
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| | Definition: | | [n] swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue |
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| | Synonyms: | | edema, hydrops, oedema |
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| | See Also: | | anasarca, chemosis, lump, lymphedema, papilledema, puffiness, scleredema, swelling | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| | Definition: | | mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, cachexia, cachexy, chill, chills, colic, constipation, convulsion, coughing, cyanosis, diarrhea, diastole, dilatation, dilation, distension, dizziness, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, flux, gassiness, growth, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, inflation, insomnia, intumescence, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, meteorism, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, pain, paralysis, pruritus, puff, puffiness, puffing, rash, rheum, sclerosis, seizure, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, stretching, swell, swellage, swelling, swollenness, tabes, tachycardia, tumefaction, tumescence, tumidity, tumidness, tumor, turgescence, turgidity, turgidness, tympanism, tympany, upset stomach, vertigo, vomiting, wasting, windiness |
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