On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Dropsy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as edema or oedema and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dropsy in a sentence
Dropsy meaning
Edema, swelling.
Using Dropsy
- The main meaning on this page is: Edema, swelling.
- Useful related words include: edema, oedema, hydrops, swelling.
- In the example corpus, dropsy often appears in combinations such as: to dropsy.
Context around Dropsy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dropsy
- In this selection, "dropsy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, epidemic, edema, forced and scurvy stand out and add context to how "dropsy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include birds epidemic dropsy scurvy experimental and died of dropsy after only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dropsy" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dropsy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In January 40 Domitius died of edema (dropsy) at Pyrgi. (10 words)
Grieson and Mays, Chronology Olybrius died of dropsy after only seven months of rule. (14 words)
Beri-beri, polyneuritis in birds, epidemic dropsy, scurvy, experimental scurvy in animals, infantile scurvy, ship beri-beri, pellagra. (18 words)
Attacks of breathlessness due to dropsy forced him to sleep upright in a chair, and doctors frequently tapped his abdomen to drain excess fluid. (24 words)
On 15 August 1369, Philippa died of an illness similar to dropsy in Windsor Castle at the age of fifty-five. (21 words)
Beri-beri, polyneuritis in birds, epidemic dropsy, scurvy, experimental scurvy in animals, infantile scurvy, ship beri-beri, pellagra. (18 words)
Example sentences (5)
Attacks of breathlessness due to dropsy forced him to sleep upright in a chair, and doctors frequently tapped his abdomen to drain excess fluid.
Beri-beri, polyneuritis in birds, epidemic dropsy, scurvy, experimental scurvy in animals, infantile scurvy, ship beri-beri, pellagra.
Grieson and Mays, Chronology Olybrius died of dropsy after only seven months of rule.
In January 40 Domitius died of edema (dropsy) at Pyrgi.
On 15 August 1369, Philippa died of an illness similar to dropsy in Windsor Castle at the age of fifty-five.
Common combinations with dropsy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to dropsy 2×