ascites
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Origin of ascites
1350–1400; Middle English aschites < Medieval Latin < Greek askítēs ( hýdrōps ) abdominal (dropsy), equivalent to ask ( ós ) belly + -itēs -ite 1
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Ascites and hydrothorax may follow, but not necessarily any considerable oedema of the peripheral parts of the body.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Ascites and anasarca, with strong symptoms of diseased viscera.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Ascites and anasarca, but not much otherwise diseased, and well enough to walk about the house, and see after her family affairs.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Ascites and universal anasarca; countenance quite pale and bloated; appetite none, and the little food he forces down is generally rejected.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
There are three general Species, viz. the Ascites, Tympanites, and Leucophlegmatia.
From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel
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