anasarca

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ana·sar·ca | \ ˌa-nə-ˈsär-kə

Definition of anasarca

: generalized edema with accumulation of serum in the connective tissue

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Recent Examples on the Web This year, eighth-grader Chinmay Singh of Union Academy Charter School came in second after misspelling anasarca, a medical term for fluid accumulation in the body’s connective tissues. — Jane Wester, charlotteobserver, 19 Feb. 2018

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History and Etymology for anasarca

Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin, univerbation of Greek anà sárka "throughout the body," in the phrase anà sárka hýdrōps (by ellipsis ho anà sárka) "edema throughout the body"; aná "up, throughout" + sárka, accusative of sárx "flesh, body" — more at ana-, sarco-