Hydrops (Noun)
Meaning
Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Hydrops fetalis, a condition where there is abnormal fluid accumulation in the fetus, is a significant risk to fetal development and maternal health.
- Edema is the common name for the hydrops of subcutaneous tissue.
- After her pregnancy was over, Sarah had noticeable hydrops around her eyes that went away a few weeks after childbirth.
- There is growing evidence to suggest that environmental pollutants are major risk factors in inducing severe cases of ascitic hydrops in sea turtles.
- While more study is required to conclude on what are causes for cystic hydrops of bursae that does show promising in drug interventions with traditional antiedematous pharmaceutical agents