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Dropsy vs Diuresis - What's the difference?

dropsy | diuresis |

As nouns the difference between dropsy and diuresis

is that dropsy is (pathology) swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd while diuresis is (medicine) excessive production of urine; polyuria.

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

    diuresis

    English

    Noun

    (diureses)
  • (medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria.