dropsy C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈdrɑːpsi/ UK /ˈdrɒpsi/ See IPA manual Freq #70584 Meanings 1 noun historical medicine: edema, or swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues The older medical text compares chronic vice to dropsy because both were considered difficult to cure. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical medicine: edema,... edemaoedemawater sickness Word family Derived forms dropsical Related forms hydropshydropsy Etymology From Middle English dropesie, through Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek hydrops, "dropsy," based on hydor, "water." The initial syllable was lost through historical reanalysis. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dropsy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdrɑːpsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdrɒpsi/ **Frequency rank:** 70584 ## Meanings 1. historical medicine: edema, or swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues ## Examples - The older medical text compares chronic vice to dropsy because both were considered difficult to cure. ## Synonyms - edema - oedema - water sickness ## Derived Forms - dropsical ## Related Forms - hydrops - hydropsy ## Etymology From Middle English dropesie, through Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek hydrops, "dropsy," based on hydor, "water." The initial syllable was lost through historical reanalysis. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown