anasarca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Severe generalised oedema.

Word forms

anasarca anasarcas

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up to, thoroughly”) + σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”), short for ὕδρωψ ἀνὰ σάρκα (húdrōps anà sárka, literally “dropsy throughout the flesh”). Compare hyposarca.

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