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Webster 1913 Edition


Ascites


As-ci′tes

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK] disease), fr. [GREEK] bladder, belly.]
(Med.)
A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ascites

AS'CITES

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Noun.
[Gr. a bladder.]
A dropsy or tense elastic swelling of the belly, with fluctuation, from a collection of water.

Definition 2024


ascites

ascites

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Noun

ascites (plural ascites)

  1. (medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

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