Vi fant 2 definisjoner av dropsy på engelsk.
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| dropsy - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | ||
| edema, oedema, hydrops | ||
| puffiness, swelling, lump an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement | ||
| angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, quincke's edema recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | ||
| lymphedema swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas | ||
| scleredema a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face | ||
| cystoid macular edema a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina | ||
| anasarca generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue | ||
| chemosis edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining | ||
| papilledema swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure | ||
