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Noun: anasarca  ,a-nu'saa(r)-ku
  1. Generalized oedema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
    "The patient's anasarca was a result of severe heart failure"

Derived forms: anasarcas

Type of: dropsy, edema [N. Amer], hydrops, oedema [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Anasarca