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Dropsy

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oedemanoun(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of edema.
edemanoun(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

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oedemanoun(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of edema.
edemanoun(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
scarlatinalOf or pertaining to scarlet fever.
dipsynoun(nautical) Alternative form of dipsey. [(nautical, slang, attributive) Deep sea.]
dipsienoun(nautical) Alternative form of dipsey. [(nautical, slang, attributive) Deep sea.]
dampIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
dipseynoun(US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line.
dampthnoun(obsolete) dampness
drapnoun(archaic) Cloth.
drowthnoun(obsolete) drought
drythnoun(obsolete, uncountable) Dryness.
dowdnoun(archaic) A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.
dwaumnounAlternative form of dwalm. [(Scotland) A swoon; a sudden sickness.]
dwalmnoun(Scotland) A swoon; a sudden sickness.
duntnoun(Scotland) A stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
drippagenounA dripping, the act of dripping; something that drips.
dowsenounA surname.
dipsonoun(informal) A dipsomaniac; an alcoholic; a drunk.
podgenoun(UK, informal) A fat person.
eyedropnoun(medicine) Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.

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