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- [hahy-drops]
- /ˈhaɪ drɒps/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-drops]
- /ˈhaɪ drɒps/
Definitions of hydrops word
- noun hydrops (formerly) edema. 1
- noun hydrops (medicine) The abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity. 1
- noun hydrops a swelling caused by excessive fluid in cells or tissues 0
- noun hydrops a severe swelling of the entire body caused by excess fluid and accompanied by anaemia, occurring in foetuses and newborns affected by haemolytic disease 0
- noun hydrops accumulation of fluid within an organ or tissue 0
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Origin of hydrops
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Latin hydrōps < Greek hýdrōps dropsy, equivalent to hydr- hydr-1 + -ōps appearance (literally, eye, face), apparently by confusion with ópsis appearance
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Parts of speech for Hydrops
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
hydrops popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hydrops usage trend in Literature
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