Anasarca \An`a*sar"ca\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? throughout + ?, ?, flesh.] (Med.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.
anasarca n : generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue