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dropsy

noun
drop·​sy | \ ˈdräp-sē How to pronounce dropsy (audio) \

Definition of dropsy

: edema

Examples of dropsy in a Sentence

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 Undrafted rookie receiver Jakobi Meyers had two great catches Thursday and looks like a find, while N’Keal Harry got over his case of the dropsies from Wednesday and had a very good bounce-back day. — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, "Right now, Patriots defense is far ahead of the offense," 1 Aug. 2019 Jackson, who survived diseases like smallpox, malaria, dysentery, rheumatism and dropsy and endured physical disability most of his adult life after being shot in the chest during a duel, was just shy of Mr. Trump in stature, standing 6-foot-1. — Peter Baker, New York Times, "Jackson and Trump: How Two Populist Presidents Compare," 15 Mar. 2017

First Known Use of dropsy

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dropsy

Middle English dropesie, short for ydropesie, from Anglo-French, from Latin hydropisis, modification of Greek hydrōps, from hydōr water — more at water

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dropsy

noun
drop·​sy | \ ˈdräp-sē How to pronounce dropsy (audio) \
plural dropsies

Medical Definition of dropsy

: edema

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