hydropic
/haɪˈdɹɒpɪk/
hydropic adjective: dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Adjective
hydropic (comparative more hydropic, superlative most hydropic)
- Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
- hydropic diathesis
- Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst.a. 1694, John Tillotson, The Precepts of Christianity not grievous
- Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
- The worlds whole sap is sunke: / The generall balme th'hydroptique earth hath drunk […].a. 1631, John Donne, “A nocturnall upon S. Lucies day”, in Poems, published 1633
- Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
- Ultrastructure of hydropic swelling of a liver cell.2013, Howard Reisner, Essentials of Rubin's Pathology, →ISBN, page 8
- Having a yolk deficiency.
Forms of hydropic
| comparative | more hydropic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hydropic |
| alternative form | hydroptic |
| alternative form | hydroptique |
Origin of hydropic
From Middle English ydropik, ydropyk, from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδρωπικός (hudrōpikós), from ὕδρωψ (húdrōps).
Words formed from hydropic
Questions about hydropic
- What does hydropic mean?
- Hydropic means dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
- What part of speech is hydropic?
- Hydropic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hydropic?
- Hydropic is pronounced /haɪˈdɹɒpɪk/.
Words near hydropic in the dictionary
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