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
Words Nearby dropsy
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How to use dropsy in a sentence
I am very sorry to hear that Batt is detained at Oxford in a bad state of health, with some symptoms of a growing dropsy.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThe old chief was suffering with dropsy, but under Moffat's medical care he recovered, and was soon able to walk about again.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneI found him extremely unwell, with what I conceived to be a dropsy, for his abdomen was very much swollen.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott CouesMost of them died from intermitting fever, and from dropsy and rheumatism which followed it.
It is distinguished from common dropsy, by the lower parts of the stomach being most swollen.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | Anonymous
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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