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hy•drops
(hī′drops),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.) [Pathol.]
- Greek hýdrōps dropsy, equivalent. to hydr- hydr-1 + -ōps appearance (literally, eye, face), apparently by confusion with ópsis appearance
- Latin hydrōps
- 1700–10
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