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dropsy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | edema, hydrops, oedema |
| Type of | swelling, lump, puffiness |
| Has types | brain edema, cerebral edema, chemosis, cystoid macular edema, giant hives, scleredema, lymphedema, papilledema, periodic edema, anasarca, quincke's edema, angioedema, atrophedema |
| Derivation | dropsical |
Examples of dropsy
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Kalanimoku, called Billy Pitt by foreigners, died at Kamakahonu from the dropsy.
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Philippa died at the age of fifty-five from an illness closely related to dropsy.
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He lost his sight in 1824, and died of dropsy at Bayreuth, on 14 November 1825.
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Mr Chen recommends sprouts for various conditions, including rheumatism and dropsy.
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His death, which was very painful, involved a severe attack of gout, fever and dropsy.
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He died of dropsy on September 14, 1851, the day before his 62nd birthday.
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After only a seven month reign, Olybrius dies of dropsy at the age of 41.
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He died of dropsy on 6 July 1726 and was buried at St Marylebone Church.
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He died in his house of dropsy and heart problems on 24 October 1802.
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- Edema: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- Edema (also oedema, dropsy, and hydropsy) (/u1D7Bu02C8dimu0259/; Greek u03BFu1F34u03B4u03B7u03BCu03B1 ou00EDdu0113ma, "swelling") is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body which can cause severe pain...
- Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD
- (dropsies) clumsy dropping of things; inability to hand on to anything safely.
- To dream of being afflicted with the dropsy, denotes illness for a time, but from which you will recover with renewed vigor. To see others thus afflicted, denotes that you will hear from the absent shortly, and have tidings of their good health.
- Short for "dropsical swellings", which are collections of water in the body.
- Is an accumulation of fluids in the tissues of fish, making the fish appear bloated or the scales to stick out. This is thought to be caused by a bacterial infection brought about by poor aquarium husbandry (dirty water) and improper diets. Also see: Fish Disease.
- (pronounced drop-see) Nineteenth-century term for the condition known today as edema. Fluid builds up in the tissues and causes limbs to swell up horribly.
- Abnormal swelling of the body or part of the body due to the build-up of clear watery fluid
