dropsy

(drop’se) (L. ky’drops, from Gr. ὕδωρ water]. The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the cellular ti ue or in a body-cavity. abdominal d., ascites. acute anemicd. Same as cpidemic d. d. of amnion, hydramnion. articular d., hydrarthrosis. d. of belly, ascites. d. of brain, hydrocephalus. cardiac d., that which is due to failure of compensation in cardiac disease. d. of chest, hydrothorax. cutaneous d., edema. epidemic d., a disease epidemic in India among the natives only, characterized by fever, anemia, diarrhea, paresthesia, and followed by sudden edema. 4d. of head, hydrocephalus. hepatic d., that which is due to disease of the liver. ovarian d., ovarian cystoma. d. of pericardium. Same as Aydropericardium. peritoneal d., hydro peritoneum, or ascites. renal d. 1. Anasarca due to kidney disease. 2. Hydronephrosis. sub choroid d., an accumulation of fluid between the choroid and the retina. sub sclerotic d., an accumulation of fluid between the choroid and sclerotic coat of the eye. tubal d., hydro salpinx: the accumulation of fluid in an oviduct. uterine d., hydrometra. wet d., beriberi.