Hydropic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪˈdɹɒpɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hydropic is an adjective meaning Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Meaning
Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
More Meanings
- Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
- (biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency.
- (obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
Example Sentences
hydropic diathesis
Ultrastructure of hydropic swelling of a liver cell.
The worlds whole sap is sunke: / The generall balme th'hydroptique earth hath drunk […].
Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst.
Word Forms
- hydroptic
- hydroptique
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dropsied, oedematous, hydranencephalic, oedematose, edematose, hypoemic.
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