[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster
see also:
dropsies water hydropsy 

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