hydropic

Meaning

Adjective

• Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
• Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
• Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
• Having a yolk deficiency.

Origin

• From Middle English ydropik, ydropyk, from Old French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδρωπικός, from ὕδρωψ.