http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Translations_and_Word_Origins/OLD-WORDS.html I have found this to be an excellant list ----- Original Message ----- From: <NatrLvrnMT@aol.com> To: <OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [OH-HAMILT] What is "dropsy?" > Several of my family members in the 1800s and very early 1900s died of > something called 'dropsy.' I heard somewhere that it had something to do with > edema (swelling) but why would that be called "Dropsy?" The name would lead me > to believe that maybe they dropped things, like Parkinsons, with the associated > tremors, or maybe they fell down a lot, maybe from weakness?... but that > sounds too simple. Does anyone know the exact meaning of the word in this > context? > Thanks for any help you can give. I'm curious what it is that killed so > many of my ancestors. > Donna > > > ==== OHHAMILT Mailing List ==== > DON'T send a message in ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters except when > typing a surname. It's shouting, and considered bad manners(Netiquette). > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

There is also a mailing list for the discussion of Medical Genealogy: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Medical_Genealogy/MEDICAL-GENEALOGY.html On 8/27/05, Marj. Agnew-Edlen <edlen@gallatinriver.net> wrote: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Translations_and_Word_Origins/OLD-WORDS.html > I have found this to be an excellant list