Difference between Dropsy and Edema
What is the difference between Dropsy and Edema?
Dropsy as a noun is swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd. while Edema as a noun is an excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
Dropsy
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD.
Edema
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavityA similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water
We hope you now know whether to use Dropsy or Edema in your sentence.