Wassersucht
dieNoundropsy; edema (archaic)
English translations
- 01
dropsy
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine veraltete Bezeichnung für eine krankhafte Ansammlung von Flüssigkeit im Körper.
- English meaning
- Dropsy, edema
- Synonym
- Ödem
- German example
- Früher wurde Wassersucht oft mit harntreibenden Mitteln behandelt.
- English example
- Dropsy was often treated with diuretics in the past.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Wassersucht
- Plural Form
- None
Example sentences with “Wassersucht”
Früher nannte man Ödeme oft Wassersucht. (In the past, edema was often called dropsy.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this term still used?
It is considered archaic and is replaced by 'Ödem' in modern medicine.