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  2. Edema - Wikipedia

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    Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue, [1] a type of swelling. [4] Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. [1] Symptoms may include skin that feels tight, the area feeling heavy, and joint stiffness. [1]

  3. List of deprecated terms for diseases - Wikipedia

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    So-called due to the wasting that occurs in the late stages of infection. Dandy fever: Dengue fever [4] A reference to the mincing walk adopted by those affected. Dropsy: Edema [6] Dum-dum fever: Leishmaniasis [7] The term is derived from the city of Dum Dum, the site of an outbreak. English disease: Rickets [8] So named due to its prevalence ...

  4. Dropsy (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Dropsy, more often called edema, is the increase of interstitial fluid in any organ. Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state, characterized by edema, resulting from use of edible oils adulterated with Mexican poppy (Argemone mexicana) seed oil. Dropsy may also refer to:

  5. 'Dropsy' the clown threatens to hug you in September - AOL

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    Dropsy, a new game from publisher Devolver Digital, is a pixelated acid trip disguised as a point-and-click adventure. It's stars a bald, nearly toothless clown covered in thick white face paint ...

  6. Dropsy - Wikipedia

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    Edema; From a former name: This is a redirect from a former name or working title of the target topic to the new name that resulted from a name change.

  7. Epidemic dropsy - Wikipedia

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    Epidemic dropsy occurs as an epidemic in places where use of mustard oil from the seeds of Brassica juncea, commonly known as Indian mustard, as a cooking medium is common. [2] This is because there is an increased chance of adulteration (with argemone oil) and consumption of such adulterated mustard oil in these areas.

  8. Dropsy (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Dropsy is a 2015 point-and-click adventure game developed by US-based indie developer Tendershoot (pseudonym of Jay Tholen) and indie development studio A Jolly Corpse, and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released on September 10, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux. The iOS port of Dropsy was released on

  9. Healing a man with dropsy - Wikipedia

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    Healing a man with dropsy is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Luke 14:1-6). [1] [2] According to the Gospel, one Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, and he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy, i.e. abnormal swelling of his body.