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Definition of Anasarca

1. Noun. Generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue.

Definition of Anasarca

1. n. Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.

Definition of Anasarca

1. a form of dropsy [n -S]

Medical Definition of Anasarca

1. Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin. Origin: NL, from Gr. Throughout +, flesh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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