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English noun: dropsy

1. dropsy (state) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities


Synonymsedema, hydrops, oedema


Broader (hypernym)lump, puffiness, swelling


Narrower (hyponym)anasarca, angioedema, atrophedema, brain edema, cerebral edema, chemosis, cystoid macular edema, giant hives, lymphedema, papilledema, periodic edema, Quincke's edema, scleredema









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