Dropsy
Term: استسقا
Transliteration: estesqā'; istisqā'
English Equivalent: Dropsy
Short Definition: diseases caused by accumulation of aquous, ventose or viscous matter
Description: A group of diseases that occur due to the accummulation of aquous, ventose or viscous matter within/between tissues or organs; it has three types: general dropsy, abdominal dropsy, tympanic dropsy.

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