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hy⋅drops

  [hahy-drops]
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–noun (used with a singular verb) Pathology.
(formerly) edema.
Also called hy⋅drop⋅sy  [hahy-drop-see] .

Origin:
1700–10; < L hydrōps < Gk hýdrōps dropsy, equiv. to hydr- hydr- 1 + -ōps appearance (lit., eye, face), appar. by confusion with ópsis appearance

Related forms:
hy⋅drop⋅tic, adjective
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Main Entry: hy·drops
Pronunciation: 'hI-"dräps
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hy·drop·ses /-"sEz/
1 : EDEMA
2 : distension of a hollow organ with fluid <hydrops of thegallbladder>
3 : HYDROPS FETALIS
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hydrops hy·drops (hī'drŏps')
n.
The excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissues or cavities of the body.

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