anasarcousadj.
Of the nature of, or showing signs of, anasarca.
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water-sickOE
dropicc1425
hydropic1483
hydropical?1550
oedematous1583
hydroptic1608
hydroptical1640
hydropsic1649
dropsic1651
leucophlegmatical1658
oedematic1666
leucophlegmatic1668
anasarcous1676
dropsical1678
oedematose1710
dropsied1793
plerocephalic1927
1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xxiii (R.) I found..his legs anasaracous, and his back and hips excoriated, with lying in bed.
1738 D. Kinneir New Ess. Nerves (new ed.) 100 Rheumatick anasarcous Tumors or Swellings.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 63/1 Anasarcous dropsy is the only disease in which the fat of the adipose membrane is entirely consumed.
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