Definitions of Ascites [əˈsaɪ tiz]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ascites
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < ML < Gk askítēs (hýdrōps) abdominal (edema) =ask(ós) belly +-itēs -ite¹)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) ascites
accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Ascites
a collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum

Definition of 'Ascites'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Ascites
Accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity.

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