Drop"sy (?), n.; pl.
Dropsies (#). [OE. dropsie, dropesie,
OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr.
Gr. ? dropsy, fr. ? water. See Water, and cf.
Hydropsy.] (Med.) An unnatural collection of
serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous
cellular tissue. Dunglison.