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dropsical
drop·sy D0397900 (drŏp′sē)n. Edema. No longer in scientific use.
[Middle English dropesie, short for idropesie, from Old French ydropisie, from Medieval Latin ydrōpisia, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōpiāsis, from hudrōps, dropsy, a dropsical person : hudro-, water; see hydro- + ōps, face; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
drop′si·cal (-sĭ-kəl) adj.drop′si·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dropsical - swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluidedematousunhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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hy·drop·ic (hī-drop'ik), Containing an excess of water or of watery fluid. Synonym(s): dropsicaldropsical
Synonyms for dropsicaladj swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluidSynonymsRelated Words |