anasarca

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  • Noun:
    generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue

Word Origin

anasarca (n.)
"subcutaneous dropsy," late 14c., medical Latin, from Greek ana "up, throughout" (see ana-) + sarx (genitive sarkos) "flesh" (see sarcasm). Abbreviation of Greek phrase hydrops ana sarka "dropsy throughout the flesh."

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