pertaining to dropsy (abnormal collection of fluid in body tissues)
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Dropsical Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of or pertaining to dropsy.
Of or pertaining to dropsy.
(a.)
Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutDiseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
dropsical
\drop"si*cal\ (?), a. [from dropsy.]
1. diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient.
2. of or pertaining to dropsy.
Adjective
1. swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid
(synonym) edematous
(similar) unhealthy
Dropsical Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Edema (American English) or oedema (British English) (; from the Greek - oídema, "swelling"), formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or in one or more cavities of the body that produces swelling. Generally, the amount of interstitial fluid is determined by the balance of fluid homeostasis, and increased secretion of fluid into the interstitium or impaired removal of this fluid may cause edema.
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