antidropsical

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adjective

Preventing or counteracting dropsy.

OriginEnglish dropsical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English idropesie →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. medicinePreventing or counteracting dropsy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)
  12. Latinhydrōps
  13. Late Latinhydropisia
  14. Old Frenchydropisie
  15. Middle Englishidropesie
  16. Englishdropsy
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishdropsical
  20. Englishantidropsical

From anti- + dropsical.

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APA

antidropsical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidropsical

MLA

“antidropsical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidropsical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidropsical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidropsical.

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