dropsy
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Etymology [edit]
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (hudrōps), from ὕδωρ (hudor, “water”).
Noun [edit]
dropsy (usually uncountable; plural dropsies)
- (pathology) Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.
- 1911 The disease under which Addison laboured appears to have been asthma. It became more violent after his retirement from office, and was now accompanied by dropsy. — "Joseph Addison", Encyclopædia Britannica.
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swelling
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