Definition of Dropsies. Meaning of Dropsies. Synonyms of Dropsies

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Definition of Dropsies

Dropsies
Dropsy Drop"sy, n.; pl. Dropsies. [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. ? dropsy, fr. ? water. See Water, and cf. Hydropsy.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. --Dunglison.

Meaning of Dropsies from wikipedia

- up dropsy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropsy, more often called edema, is the increase of interstitial fluid in any organ. Epidemic dropsy is...
- Dropsy is a condition in fish caused by the buildup of fluid inside the body cavity or tissues. As a symptom rather than a disease in its own right, it...
- Dominique Dropsy (9 December 1951 – 7 October 2015) was a French professional footballer who pla**** as a goalkeeper. He pla**** 596 Ligue 1 matches over...
- Epidemic dropsy is a form of edema of extremities due to poisoning by Argemone mexicana (Mexican prickly poppy). Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state resulting...
- Dropsy is a 2015 point-and-click adventure game developed by US-based indie developer Tendershoot (pseudonym of Jay Tholen) and indie development studio...
- Healing a man with dropsy is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Luke 14:1-6). According to the Gospel, one Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the...
- also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue, a type of swelling...
- Henri Dropsy (21 January 1885 – 2 November 1969) was a French sculptor and medallist. He is the son of Emile Dropsy. His work was part of the art competitions...
- a format he had emplo**** previously with Totor and would later use with Dropsy. The mesadventures of Jef Debakker was another short-lived series of four...
- Latin ascites, originally from Gr**** (askites [ασκίτης]), meant "bag-like dropsy," from askós (ἀσκός), a leather bag or sheepskin (“wineskin”) used for carrying...