dropsy

[ drop-see ]

/ ˈdrɒp si /

noun

(formerly) edema.

an infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata.

Origin of dropsy

1250–1300; Middle English drop(e)sie, aphetic variant of ydropesie<Old French <Medieval Latin (h)ydrōpisīa, equivalent to Latin hydrōpis(is) (<Greek hydrōpi-, stem of hýdrōps dropsy (hydr-hydr-¹ + -ōpsi-< ?) + -sis-sis) + -ia-y³

OTHER WORDS FROM dropsy

drop·sied

[drop-seed], /ˈdrɒp sid/, adjective

Words nearby dropsy

drop shot, dropsical, drop siding, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt, drop table, drop tank, drop tee, drop the ball

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Example sentences from the Web for dropsy

Feyther's deid o' his dropsy, and Alec and me's awa' to Canady this day fortnight.
The Judge|Rebecca West
Primmie's suspicions of dropsy, or some equally distressing ailment, revived.
Galusha the Magnificent|Joseph C. Lincoln
In this kind of dropsy I suspect the digitalis has less or no effect; as it particularly increases the absorption from the lungs.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Does this mean that dropsy is more common in the rural communities than in the cities?
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

He was swollen all over his little body, so that the doctors said it was a dropsy.
The Fifth Queen Crowned|Ford Madox Ford

British Dictionary definitions for dropsy

dropsy

/ (ˈdrɒpsɪ) /

noun

pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity

slang a tip or bribe

Derived forms of dropsy

dropsical (ˈdrɒpsɪkəl) or dropsied, adjectivedropsically, adverb

Word Origin for dropsy

C13: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dropsy

dropsy

[ drŏp′sē ]

n.

Edema. No longer in technical use.

单词	dropsy
释义	dropsy [ drop-see ] / ˈdrɒp si / noun (formerly) edema. an infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata. Origin of dropsy 1250–1300; Middle English drop(e)sie, aphetic variant of ydropesie<Old French <Medieval Latin (h)ydrōpisīa, equivalent to Latin hydrōpis(is) (<Greek hydrōpi-, stem of hýdrōps dropsy (hydr-hydr-¹ + -ōpsi-< ?) + -sis-sis) + -ia-y³ OTHER WORDS FROM dropsy drop·sied [drop-seed], /ˈdrɒp sid/, adjective Words nearby dropsy drop shot, dropsical, drop siding, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt, drop table, drop tank, drop tee, drop the ball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dropsy Feyther's deid o' his dropsy, and Alec and me's awa' to Canady this day fortnight. The Judge\|Rebecca West Primmie's suspicions of dropsy, or some equally distressing ailment, revived. Galusha the Magnificent\|Joseph C. Lincoln In this kind of dropsy I suspect the digitalis has less or no effect; as it particularly increases the absorption from the lungs. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin Does this mean that dropsy is more common in the rural communities than in the cities? The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2\|Various He was swollen all over his little body, so that the doctors said it was a dropsy. The Fifth Queen Crowned\|Ford Madox Ford British Dictionary definitions for dropsy dropsy / (ˈdrɒpsɪ) / noun pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity slang a tip or bribe Derived forms of dropsy dropsical (ˈdrɒpsɪkəl) or dropsied, adjectivedropsically, adverb Word Origin for dropsy C13: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for dropsy dropsy [ drŏp′sē ] n. Edema. No longer in technical use. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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