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Definition of Hydropsy
1. n. Same as Dropsy.
Definition of Hydropsy
1. Noun. dropsy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hydropsy
1. dropsy [n -SIES] - See also: dropsy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydropsy
Literary usage of Hydropsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1880)
"hydropsy, personified by Thomson : On limbe enormous, but withal unsound. ...
and wan. tiero lay pole hydropsy,— Unwieldy ..."
2. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1904)
"Finally, it is also possible to meet hydropsy of the small bursa which facilitate«
... articulation is consecutive to a hydropsy of its synovial membrane. ..."
3. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1893)
"hydropsy, diarrhoea and serous and sanguinolent effusions usually announce death.
135. Affections of the thorax, dysentery, ..."