hidropesía

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ydropisia, from Late Latin hydropisia, from Latin hydropisis, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps, “edema”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Compare with English dropsy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idɾopeˈsia/ [i.ð̞ɾo.peˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: hi‧dro‧pe‧sí‧a

Noun

hidropesía f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) edema

   Synonym: edema

Further reading

• “hidropesía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28