hydropical

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hydropical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hydropic \Hy*drop"ic\, Hydropical \Hy*drop"ic*al\, a. [L.
     hydropicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hydropique. See Dropsy.]
     Dropsical, or resembling dropsy.
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           Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the
           more we drink the more we shall thirst.  --Tillotson.
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