DROPSY Definition & Meaning

dropsy

[ drop-see ]

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noun

(formerly) edema.
an infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata.

dropsy

/ ˈdrɒpsɪ; ˈdrɒpsɪkəl /

noun

pathol a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity
slang.
a tip or bribe

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Derived Forms

dropsical, adjective
ˈ��Ǳ��, adverb

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��Ǳ�·�� [drop, -seed], adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dropsy¹

1250–1300; Middle English drop ( e ) sie, aphetic variant of ydropesie < Old French < Medieval Latin ( h ) ��ō�辱��ī��, equivalent to Latin ��ō�辱�� ( is ) (< Greek ��ō�辱-, stem of ��ý��ō�� dropsy ( hydr- hydr- ¹ + -ō��- < ?) + -sis -sis ) + -ia -y ³

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dropsy¹

C13: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin ��ō�辱��is, from Greek ��ܻ��ō��, from ��ܻ�ō�� water

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These mats come with plenty of textures and styles, but they also will likely be the most expensive. 3D floor mats are perfect for parents and anyone who gets the dropsies while driving.

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He read his grandmother’s life story, which said her father died in 1900 from “dropsy,” an old-fashioned term for swelling from excess fluid.

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Those numbers against Seattle wouldn’t have been quite as bad if not for a case of the dropsies from his receivers.

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Those numbers against Seattle wouldn’t have been quite as bad if not for a case of the dropsies from his receivers.

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Don’t come straggling into the office one morning muttering, “First, gout. Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy. What’s next, apoplexy?”

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