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as·ci·tes (

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n. pl. ascites

An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.

[Middle English aschites, from Late Latin ascts, from Greek askts, from askos, belly, wineskin.]

as·citic (-s

k) adj.

ascites [əˈsaɪtiːz]

n pl ascites

(Medicine / Pathology) accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

[from Latin: a kind of dropsy, from Greek askitēs, from askos wineskin]

ascitic [əˈsɪtɪk] adj

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Noun

ascites - accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

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