dropsical

English

Etymology

dropsy +‎ -ical

Adjective

dropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)

Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy (edema).
- 1980, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich:
  Mrs Springer on her painful dropsical legs comes down talking.

Translations

relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues

Greek:
Ancient Greek: ὑδροπικός (hudropikós)
Maori: kōpūrua
Old English: wætersēoc

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