Dropsy
Pronunciation : Drop"sy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. Water, and cf. Hydropsy.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Dunglison.
pl. Dropsies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913