anasarca

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Definition of anasarca in English English dictionary

Generalised oedema

{n} a kind of dropsy

generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue

{i} large edema (abnormal collection of fluids in the tissues)

Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin

Hyphenation

an·a·sar·ca