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hydrops (dropsy)

Increased pressure & edema resulting in an excessive accumulation of clear, watery fluid in any tissue or cavity of the body.

Specific

hydrops fetalis

General

sign/symptom

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1071
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999