English Dictionary: dropsy | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for dropsy | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dropsy \Drop"sy\, n.; pl. {Dropsies}. [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. [?] dropsy, fr. [?] water. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydropsy}.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. --Dunglison. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Dropsy mentioned only in Luke 14:2. The man afflicted with it was cured by Christ on the Sabbath. |