Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, an inferred tendency to a dropsical state, as indicated by paleness, flabbiness, or redundancy of serum in the blood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine, archaic A
dropsical habit of body, or the commencement ofanasarca ;paleness withoily sweating .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek λευκός ("white") + phlegm + -acy: compare French leucophlegmasie.
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