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anasarca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anasar-ca
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Severe generalised oedema.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up to, thoroughly”) + σάρξ (sárx, “flesh, body”), short for ὕδρωψ ἀνὰ σάρκα (húdrōps anà sárka, literally “dropsy throughout the flesh”). Compare hyposarca.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

anasarcas (plural)

Derived Forms

anasarcous

Synonyms

hyposarca

Questions

What does anasarca mean?
Severe generalised oedema.
Where does anasarca come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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