'Dropsy' definitions:
Definition of 'dropsy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Dropsy'
From: GCIDE
- Dropsy \Drop"sy\, n.; pl. Dropsies. [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. ? dropsy, fr. ? water. See Water, and cf. Hydropsy.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dropsy'
From: Easton
- Dropsy mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath.
Synonyms of 'dropsy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- bloat,
- bloatedness,
- bloating,
- blowing up,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- diastole,
- dilatation,
- dilation,
- distension,
- dizziness,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flatulence,
- flatulency,
- flatus,
- flux,
- gassiness,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- inflation,
- insomnia,
- intumescence,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- meteorism,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- puff,
- puffiness,
- puffing,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- stretching,
- swell,
- swellage,
- swelling,
- swollenness,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumefaction,
- tumescence,
- tumidity,
- tumidness,
- tumor,
- turgescence,
- turgidity,
- turgidness,
- tympanism,
- tympany,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting,
- windiness