Meaning

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

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)bor. Latin hydrōps Late Latin hydropisiader. Old French ydropisiebor. Middle English idropesie English dropsy From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient…

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