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ANASARCOUS

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an⋅a⋅sar⋅ca

  [an-uh-sahr-kuh]
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–noun Pathology.
a pronounced, generalized edema.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < ML, repr. Gk phrase anà sárka lit., throughout the body

Related forms:
an⋅a⋅sar⋅cous, adjective
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an·a·sar·ca   (ān'ə-sär'kə)   
n.  A general accumulation of serous fluid in various tissues and body cavities.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin : Greek ana, throughout; see ana- + Greek sarx, sark-, flesh.]
an'a·sar'cous (-sär'kəs) adj.
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Main Entry: an·a·sar·ca
Pronunciation: "an-&-'sär-k&
Function: noun
: generalized edema with accumulation of serum in theconnective tissue —an·a·sar·cous /-k&s/ adjective
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anasarca an·a·sar·ca (ān'ə-sär'kə)
n.
An accumulation of serous fluid in various tissues and cavities of the body.

an'a·sar'cous (-kəs) adj.

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