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Dropsy :: Dropsy (n.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue..

Anasarcous :: Anasarcous (a.) Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical..

Anasarca :: Anasarca (n.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin..

Hydropical :: Hydropical (a.) Dropsical, or resembling dropsy..

Antihydropic :: Antihydropic (a.) Good against dropsy.

Hydrocele :: Hydrocele (n.) A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle..

Oedema :: Oedema (n.) A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.

Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation..

Hydrocephalus :: Hydrocephalus (n.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously..

Trocar :: Trocar (n.) A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy..

Passive :: Passive (a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues..

Dropsical :: Dropsical (a.) Of or pertaining to dropsy.

Hydragogue :: Hydragogue (a.) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy..

Hydrocephalic :: Hydrocephalic (a.) Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain..

Mucocele :: Mucocele (n.) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter..

Dropsical :: Dropsical (a.) Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a dropsical patient..

Hydropsy :: Hydropsy (n.) Same as Dropsy.

Ascites :: Ascites (n.) A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.

Antihydropic :: Antihydropic (n.) A remedy for dropsy.

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