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drop⋅si⋅cal

  [drop-si-kuhl]
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–adjective
of, like, or affected with dropsy.
Origin:
1670–80; drops(y) + -ical

Related forms:
drop⋅si⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
drop⋅si⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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drop·sy   (drŏp'sē)   
n.  Edema. No longer in scientific use.

[Middle English dropesie, short for idropesie, from Old French ydropisie, from Medieval Latin ydrōpisia, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōpiāsis, from hudrōps, dropsy, a dropsical person : hudro-, water; see hydro- + ōps, face; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
drop'si·cal (-sĭ-kəl) adj., drop'si·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: drop·si·cal
Pronunciation: 'dräp-si-k&l
Function: adjective
: relating to or affected with edema
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dropsical drop·si·cal (drŏp'sĭ-kəl)
adj.
Relating to or suffering from dropsy.

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