英语词汇“dropsy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

drop•sy n.

Pathology(formerly ) edema.
Fishan infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata.

?) + -sis -sis) + -ia -y³
Greek hydrōpi-, stem of hýdrōps dropsy (hydr- hydr- + -ōpsi-
Medieval Latin (h)ydrōpisīa, equivalent. to Latin hydrōpis(is) (
Old French
1250–1300; Middle English drop(e)sie, aphetic variant of ydropesie

drop•sied adj.

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dropsy /ˈdrɒpsɪ/ n

a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity
slang a tip or bribe

Etymology: 13th Century: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water

dropsical /ˈdrɒpsɪk^əl/, ˈdropsied adj

单词	dropsy
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 drop•sy (drop′sē),USA pronunciation n. Pathology(formerly ) edema. Fishan infectious disease of fishes, characterized by a swollen, spongelike body and protruding scales, caused by a variety of the bacterium Pseudomonas punctata. ?) + -sis -sis) + -ia -y³ Greek hydrōpi-, stem of hýdrōps dropsy (hydr- hydr- + -ōpsi- Medieval Latin (h)ydrōpisīa, equivalent. to Latin hydrōpis(is) ( Old French 1250–1300; Middle English drop(e)sie, aphetic variant of ydropesie drop•sied (drop′sēd),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dropsy /ˈdrɒpsɪ/ n a condition characterized by an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues or in a body cavity slang a tip or bribe Etymology: 13th Century: shortened from ydropesie, from Latin hydrōpisis, from Greek hudrōps, from hudōr water dropsical /ˈdrɒpsɪk^əl/, ˈdropsied adj
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