Hydropic

//haɪˈdɹɒpɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.

Example

More examples

"Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst."

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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