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dropsy

n.
US //ˈdɹɑpsi// UK //dɹˈɒpsi// drop·sy Archaic
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Origin

From Middle English dropesie, idropesie, from Old French idropsie, ydropisie, from Latin hydrōps, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Doublet of hydropsy and hydrops.

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