dropsy
(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.
Origin of dropsy
1Other words from dropsy
- drop·sied [drop-seed], /ˈdrɒp sid/, adjective
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How to use dropsy in a sentence
Used as a drastic hydragogue in dropsies; and in scrofula, &c.
Previous to the year 1777, you informed me of the great success you had met with in curing dropsies by means of the fol.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringIn the following cases the reader will find other diseases besides dropsies; particularly several cases of consumption.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringIs there not cause to suspect that many dropsies originate from paralytic affections of the lymphatic absorbents?
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William WitheringDropsies in the chest either with or without anasarcous limbs, are much more curable than those of the belly.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses | William Withering
British Dictionary definitions for dropsy
/ (ˈdrɒpsɪ) /
pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity
slang a tip or bribe
Origin of dropsy
1Derived forms of dropsy
- dropsical (ˈdrɒpsɪkəl) or dropsied, adjective
- dropsically, adverb
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