HYDROPIC


Meaning of HYDROPIC in English

hīˈdräpik adjective

also hy·drop·i·cal -pə̇kəl

Etymology: hydropic alteration (influenced by Latin hydropicus ) of Middle English ydropike, idropik, from Middle French ydropique, from Latin hydropicus, from Greek hydrōpikos, from hydrōp-, hydrōps hydrops + -ikos -ic; hydropical from Latin hydropic us + English -al

1. : of, relating to, or exhibiting hydrops ; especially : edematous

2. : characterized by swelling and imbibition of fluid — used of a type of cellular degeneration

• hy·drop·i·cal·ly -pə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.