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Hydropic

//haɪˈdɹɒpɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).

    "hydropic diathesis"

  2. 2
    Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy). obsolete

    "The worlds whole sap is sunke: / The generall balme th'hydroptique earth hath drunk […]."

  3. 3
    Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.

    "Ultrastructure of hydropic swelling of a liver cell."

  4. 4
    Having a yolk deficiency.

Etymology

From Middle English ydropik, ydropyk, from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδρωπικός (hudrōpikós), from ὕδρωψ (húdrōps).

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