dropsy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdrɒp.si/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑp.si/ === Noun === dropsy (usually uncountable, plural dropsies) (archaic) Edema, swelling. 1911, "Joseph Addison", Encyclopædia Britannica: The disease under which Addison laboured appears to have been asthma. It became more violent after his retirement from office, and was now accompanied by dropsy. ==== Synonyms ==== water sickness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====