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nounSevere generalised oedema.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνα-“up to, thoroughly”
- Englishanasarca
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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Indonesian edema anasarka
- edema anasarkageneralised oedema
Portuguese anasarca
- anasarcageneralised oedema
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