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Anasarca vs Dropsy - What's the difference?

anasarca | dropsy |

As nouns the difference between anasarca and dropsy

is that anasarca is generalised oedema while dropsy is swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.

anasarca

English

Noun

(anasarcas)
  • (medicine) Generalised oedema
    • ----

    dropsy

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.
    • 1911 , Joseph Addison , :
    The disease under which Addison laboured appears to have been asthma. It became more violent after his retirement from office, and was now accompanied by dropsy .

    Derived terms

    * dropsical * dropsically