"anasarca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anasarcas [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀνα-||up to, thoroughly}} Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up to, thoroughly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anasarca (countable and uncountable, plural anasarcas)
  1. (medicine) Severe generalised oedema. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hyposarca Derived forms: anasarcous Translations (generalised oedema): edema anasarka (Indonesian), anasarca [feminine] (Portuguese)

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