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dropsy
[ drop-see ]
/ ˈdrɒp si /
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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.
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Origin of dropsy
OTHER WORDS FROM dropsy
drop·sied [drop-seed], /ˈdrɒp sid/, adjectiveWords nearby dropsy
drop shot, dropsical, drop siding, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt, drop table, drop tank, drop tee, drop the ball
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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, adverbWord Origin for dropsy
C13: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water
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Medical definitions for dropsy
dropsy
[ drŏp′sē ]
n.
Edema. No longer in technical use.
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