hidropesía

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ydropisia, from Late Latin hydropisia, from Latin hydropisis, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps, “edema”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Compare with English dropsy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /idɾopeˈsia/ [i.ð̞ɾo.peˈsi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: hi‧dro‧pe‧sí‧a

Noun

hidropesía f (uncountable)

(pathology) edema
Synonym: edema

Further reading

“hidropesía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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