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anasarca

anasarca noun: severe generalised oedema.

Noun

anasarca (countable and uncountable, plural anasarcas)

  1. Severe generalised oedema.
    Synonyms:
    hyposarca

anasarca meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

anasarca in Tamil

தோலுக்கடியில் நீர்க் கோர்ப்பு, உடல்வீக்கம், நீர் ஊதல், நீர்க்கோவை

anasarca in Indonesian

generalised oedema
edema anasarka

Synonyms of anasarca

Forms of anasarca

pluralanasarcas

Origin of anasarca

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up to, thoroughly”) + σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”), short for ὕδρωψ ἀνὰ σάρκα (húdrōps anà sárka, literally “dropsy throughout the flesh”). Compare hyposarca.

Words formed from anasarca

Questions about anasarca

What does anasarca mean?
Anasarca means severe generalised oedema.
What is anasarca in Tamil?
Anasarca in Tamil is தோலுக்கடியில் நீர்க் கோர்ப்பு, உடல்வீக்கம், நீர் ஊதல். See Anasarca meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anasarca?
Anasarca is a noun.
What is the plural of anasarca?
The plural of anasarca is anasarcas.

Words near anasarca in the dictionary

  1. anarthritic
  2. anarthrous
  3. anarthrously
  4. anarthrousness
  5. anas
  6. anasarca
  7. anasarcas
  8. anasarcous
  9. Anasazi
  10. Anasazi bean
  11. Anasazi beans

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