dropsy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

Etymology

From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops.

In classic literature

Synonyms

edema, oedema, hydrops

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