zucht

Definitions of zucht
  1. noun
    an utterance made by exhaling audibly
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    type of:
    uiting
    the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
  2. noun
    a sound like a person sighing
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    type of:
    geluid, geluidje, toon
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  3. noun
    strong desire for something (not food or drink)
    synonyms: begeerte, dorst, dorsten, haken, honger, hongeren, hunkeren, koorts, reikhalzen, smachten, snakken
  4. noun
    a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
    synonyms: aandrift, drang, impuls, opwelling
  5. noun
    swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
    synonyms: hydropsie, oedeem, waterzucht
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    types:
    huidoedeem, hygrodermie
    generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
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