English > dropsy: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities. |
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| Synonyms | edema, oedema, hydrops |
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| Narrower | anasarca | Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue |
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| angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema | recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema |
| cerebral edema, brain edema | Swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter |
| chemosis | edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining |
| cystoid macular edema | A specific pattern of swelling in the central retina |
| lymphedema | Swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas |
| papilledema | swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball) |
| scleredema | A skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face |
| Broader | swelling, puffiness, lump | An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
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| Spanish | edema, hidropesía |
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| Catalan | edema, hidropesia |
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| Adjectives | dropsical | swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid |
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