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dropsies — drop·sy || drÉ’psɪ n. abnormal collection of fluid in body tissues, edema … English contemporary dictionary
dropsies — disposer … Anagrams dictionary
disposer — dropsies … Anagrams dictionary
John Blackall — M.D. (1771–1860), physician.Blackall, sixth son of the Rev. Theophilus Blackall, a prebendary of Exeter cathedral, by his wife Elizabeth Ley, and grandson of Bishop Offspring Blackall, was born in St. Paul s Street, Exeter, 24 December 1771. He… … Wikipedia
dropsy — dropsy1 [ drɒpsi] noun (plural dropsies) old fashioned or less technical term for oedema. Derivatives dropsical adjective Origin ME: shortening of obs. hydropsy, via OFr. and L. from Gk hudrōps, from hudōr water . dropsy2 … English new terms dictionary
Dropsy — Drop sy, n.; pl. {Dropsies}. [OE. dropsie, dropesie, OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. ? dropsy, fr. ? water. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydropsy}.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
William Withering — Infobox Scientist |name =William Withering box width = image width = caption = birth date =March 17, 1741 birth place =Wellington, Shropshire death date =October 6, 1799 death place = residence = citizenship = English nationality = ethnicity =… … Wikipedia
Garlic — For other uses, see Garlic (disambiguation). Garlic Allium sativum, known as garlic, from William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
High Cross, Leicestershire — High Cross is the crossroads of the Roman Roads of Watling Street and Fosse Way in Leicestershire, England. It is located about a mile west of the village of Claybrooke Magna and was located in the hundred of Guthlaxton. It was the site of a… … Wikipedia
Antihecticum poterii — Antihecticum poterii, in pre modern medicine, was a celebrated chemical preparation for use in hectical disorders. It was made of equal quantities of tin and chalybeated regulus (the metallic form of antimony, impregnated with iron), by melting… … Wikipedia
