WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•drop•ic
(hī drop′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Pathol.]
hy•drop′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Pathologydropsical.
- Latin
- Old French
- Greek hydrōpikós, equivalent. to hydrōp- (stem of hýdrōps) hydrops + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English ydropike
- Latin hydrōpicus
- 1580–90