单词 | dropsy |
释义 | dropsy —dropsied /drop"seed/, adj. /drop"see/, n. 1. (formerly) edema. 2. an infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata. [1250-1300; ME drop(e)sie, aph. var. of ydropesie < OF < ML (h)ydropisia, equiv. to L hydropis(is) ( < Gk hydropi-, s. of hýdrops dropsy (hydr- HYDR- + -opsi- < ?) + -sis -SIS) + -ia -Y3] |
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