hydrophilia

[ hī′drə-fĭl′ē-ə ]

n.

A tendency of the blood and tissues to absorb fluid.
The ability to combine with or attract water.

Words nearby hydrophilia

hydropericarditis, hydropericardium, hydroperitoneum, hydroperoxide, hydrophane, hydrophilia, hydrophilic, hydrophilous, hydrophobe, hydrophobia, hydrophobic