Dropsy
/ˈdɹɑp.si/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Edema, swelling. archaic, uncountable, usually
"Caliban: The dropſie drowne this foole,[…]"
- 2 swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities wordnet
Example
More examples"Caliban: The dropſie drowne this foole,[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops.