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dropsy
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.dropsy (ˈdrɒpsɪ) n1. (Pathology) pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity2. slang a tip or bribe[C13: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water] dropsical, ˈdropsied adj ˈdropsically advdrop•sy (ˈdrɒp si)
n. (formerly) edema. [1250–1300; < Old French < Medieval Latin (h)ydrōpisia, ultimately < Greek hydrōpíāsis, derivative of hýdrōps edema] drop′si•cal (-sɪ kəl) adj. drop′si•cal•ly, adv. drop′sied, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dropsy - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavitiesedema, hydrops, oedemaangioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema - recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugslymphedema - swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areasscleredema - a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the facecystoid macular edema - a specific pattern of swelling in the central retinapuffiness, swelling, lump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargementanasarca - generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissuechemosis - edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid liningpapilledema - swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressurebrain edema, cerebral edema - swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter |
TranslationsIdiomsSeecase of the dropsydropsy
dropsy: see edemaedema
, abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues or in the body cavities causing swelling or distention of the affected parts. Edema of the ankles and lower legs (in ambulatory patients) is characteristic of congestive heart failure, but it can accompany other
..... Click the link for more information. .Dropsy the accumulation of fluid (transudate) in the cavities, tissues, organs, joints, and membranes of the human body owing to intensified transudation of the liquid parts of the blood and lymph at the same time that they are insufficiently reabsorbed by the tissues. Dropsy may be caused by such conditions as cardiovascular diseases, tumors, renal disorders, malnutrition, and some types of poisoning. Dropsy may be local, general, or pseudo. Local dropsy generally develops when the veins in some part of the body become compressed. For example, obstruction or compression of the portal or femoral vein causes abdominal dropsy (ascites) or edema of the lower limb. Compression of the corresponding veins may give rise to thoracic dropsy (hydrothorax), dropsy of the testis (hydrocele), and other types. General dropsy may be caused by certain diseases. Thus, in heart disease, fluid accumulates in the lower parts of the body (cardiac edema). The edemas related to kidney disease, as well as starvation edemas, are formed evenly throughout the subcutaneous tissue (primarily in places with very loose subcutaneous tissue such as the eyelids and scrotum). Edematous skin is pale, smooth, dry, and shiny; in cardiac edemas it is bluish because of venous congestion. Indentations in the skin are produced by finger pressure. Pseudo dropsy is the name of the accumulation of fluid in the glandular or secretory cavities when their efferent ducts are blocked, for example, renal and uterine tube dropsy. Treatment involves the removal of the basic cause of dropsy. dropsy[′dräp·sē] (medicine) edema dropsy Pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity dropsy
dropsy [drop´se] old term for edema. adj., adj drop´sical.drop·sy (drop'sē), Older term for generalized edema, most often associated with cardiac failure. [G. hydrōps] dropsy (drŏp′sē)n. Edema. No longer in scientific use.
drop′si·cal (-sĭ-kəl) adj.drop′si·cal·ly adv.drop·sy (drop'sē) Older term for generalized edema, most often associated with cardiac failure. [G. hydrōps]dropsy An old-fashioned term for a collection of fluid in the tissues (OEDEMA).Patient discussion about dropsyQ. does mosquito bites considered as an edema a bet with a friend- please help solve an issue an help me win a new I pod :)A. (don't take the mini i-pod, it sucks). it's true-the mosquito has a number of proteins and materials in his saliva that works as anticoagulants and vasodilators (blood vessel broadening). these causes the bite area to start an immune reaction and one of the consequences is an edema-"an increase of interstitial fluid in any organ", that means fluids are exiting blood system. in this case- not too much... Q. what is "pulmonary edema" and what are the risks? my Dr. told me I'm in a risk group for pulmonary edema, he tried to explain what it is but i didn't understand fully...if someone may give me a brief explanation- I'll appreciate it!A. pulmonary edema occurs when, lets say, your heart left ventricle stops working properly and your right ventricle works fine. that means your lungs getting lets presume- 1 liter of blood -but your left ventricle can pump out of it only 990 ml. that means you have high blood pressure in your lungs and fluid comes out of blood vessels and fills your lungs, making it harder and harder breathing. More discussions about dropsydropsy
Synonyms for dropsynoun swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavitiesSynonymsRelated Words- angioedema
- atrophedema
- giant hives
- periodic edema
- Quincke's edema
- lymphedema
- scleredema
- cystoid macular edema
- puffiness
- swelling
- lump
- anasarca
- chemosis
- papilledema
- brain edema
- cerebral edema
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