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Ascites
| ascitic
| ascitical
| ascititious
| asclepia meadii
| asclepiad
Ascites
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ascites has 1 sense
- ascites(n = noun.state) Array - accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity; Array is a kind of pathology
Derived form adjective ascitic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ascites, n. [L., fr. Gr. (sc. disease), fr. bladder, belly.].
A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ascites, n. (pl. same) Med. the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity causing swelling.
Etymology
ME f. LL f. Gk f. askites f. askos wineskin
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