Dropsy

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  • noun. Edema. No longer in scientific use.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In medicine, a morbid accumulation of watery liquid in any cavity of the body or in the tissues. See edema, anasarca., and ascites.
  • noun. In botany, a disease in succulent plants caused by an excess of water.
  • noun. In fish-culture, a disease of young trout.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.
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  • noun. swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
    • Word Usage
    "I have seen in dropsy, and in some fevers; but it is also observable, that many who have exerted much voluntary effort during their whole lives, have continued active to great age."
    Form
    dropsical  dropsically  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lump  puffiness  swelling  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    anasarca  angioedema  atrophedema  brain edema  cerebral edema  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    topsy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ailment  alcoholism  appendicitis  arthritis  birth  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abscess  ague  anemia  ankylosis  anoxia  
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