Ascites Definition
ə-sītēz
noun
An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen.
Webster's New World
An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.
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Origin of Ascites
Middle English aschites from Late Latin ascītēs from Greek askītēs from askos belly, wineskin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin ascites, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσκίτης (askitēs), from ἀσκός (askos, “wineskin”).
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