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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Anasarca
Etymology:
Gr. ana-, “up to, thoroughly” + Gr., sárx, “flesh, body” | short for An. Gr., húdrōps anà sárka: "water throughout the flesh”
Definition:
When the interstitial space, or flesh, is thouroughly filled with fluid; a state of severe edema throughout the body.
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